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Wellington vs. Colorado Springs Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 4.5% cheaper than Colorado Springs.

Restaurants: pay 19.1% less in Wellington
Groceries: pay 8.1% less in Wellington
Transportation: pay 39.4% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 33.8% less in Wellington
Childcare: pay 49.4% less in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.6% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 28.6% more in Wellington

The cost of transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Wellington are more expensive than in Colorado Springs. Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Colorado Springs Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Colorado Springs, you would:

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pay 19.1% less for restaurants

	Colorado Springs	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$14.42 NZ$24.97	-27.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$9.23 NZ$15.98	-7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.25	$2.46 NZ$4.26	-24.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.38	$1.98 NZ$3.42	-16.7%
Average			-19.1%

Colorado Springs vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.1% less for groceries

	Colorado Springs	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61	$1.98 NZ$3.42	-45.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.07	$4.02 NZ$6.96	-43.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.82	$6.79 NZ$11.75	+77.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.50	$6.77 NZ$11.73	+23.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.78	$4.77 NZ$8.26	-29.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.04	$1.36 NZ$2.36	-33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71	$1.01 NZ$1.75	+42.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69	$1.33 NZ$2.30	-21.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.16	$2.32 NZ$4.01	+7.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20	$0.90 NZ$1.55	-25.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16	$0.68 NZ$1.17	-41.8%
Average			-8.1%

Colorado Springs vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.4% more for transportation

	Colorado Springs	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.08	$6.14 NZ$10.63	+99.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.00	$109.62 NZ$189.75	+74.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,029.12	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	-13.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.90	$14.55 NZ$25.19	-2.3%
Average			+39.4%

Colorado Springs vs. Wellington - Cost of transportation

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pay 33.8% less for housing

	Colorado Springs	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$98.38	$48.75 NZ$84.39	-50.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,745.71	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	-28.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,583.33	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	-30.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.62	$109.37 NZ$189.31	-25.4%
Average			-33.8%

Colorado Springs vs. Wellington - Cost of housing

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pay 49.4% less for childcare

	Colorado Springs	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,493.33	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	-48.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,500.00	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	-50.2%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Colorado Springs	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.25	$6.63 NZ$11.48	+6.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.25	$3.54 NZ$6.13	-43.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00	$25.67 NZ$44.44	+156.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.50	$34.12 NZ$59.06	-43.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$11.54 NZ$19.97	-23.1%
Average			+10.6%

Colorado Springs vs. Wellington - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 28.6% more for clothing

	Colorado Springs	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.08	$69.31 NZ$119.97	+19.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.50	$46.64 NZ$80.73	+24.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00	$113.30 NZ$196.13	+28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.00	$146.23 NZ$253.12	+42.0%
Average			+28.6%

Colorado Springs vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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