Cost of living comparison

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Wellington vs. Czech Republic Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 55.2% more expensive than Czech Republic overall.

Restaurants
pay 33.2% more in Wellington
Groceries
pay 43.5% more in Wellington
Transportation
pay 82.6% more in Wellington
Housing
pay 61.4% more in Wellington
Childcare
pay 66.2% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports
pay 83.5% more in Wellington
Clothing
pay 16.2% more in Wellington

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Wellington are more expensive than in Czech Republic. Notably, entertainment and sports and transportation are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Czech Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Czech Republic, you would:

pay 33.2% more for restaurants

 
Czech Republic
Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.75
CZK182.15
$14.42
NZ$25.15
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.69
CZK180.72
$9.23
NZ$16.10
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.80
CZK37.50
$2.46
NZ$4.29

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pay 43.5% more for groceries

 
Czech Republic
Wellington
Bread
1 loaf
$1.42
CZK29.45
$1.98
NZ$3.45
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.24
CZK129.76
$4.02
NZ$7.02
Milk (1 gallon) $4.39
CZK91.31
$6.79
NZ$11.84

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pay 82.6% more for transportation

 
Czech Republic
Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.65
CZK138.38
$6.14
NZ$10.71
Monthly public transit pass $25.28
CZK525.94
$109.62
NZ$191.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,610.58
CZK657,737.15
$31,154.21
NZ$54,332.45

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pay 61.4% more for housing

 
Czech Republic
Wellington
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$20.37
CZK423.85
$48.75
NZ$85.02
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $725.26
CZK15,090.77
$1,240.57
NZ$2,163.54
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $590.43
CZK12,285.35
$1,099.37
NZ$1,917.29

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pay 66.2% more for childcare

 
Czech Republic
Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $384.73
CZK8,005.26
$768.47
NZ$1,340.20
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,199.30
CZK191,414.51
$12,211.68
NZ$21,296.98

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pay 83.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Czech Republic
Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.40
CZK49.86
$6.63
NZ$11.57
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.03
CZK63.12
$3.54
NZ$6.17
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.42
CZK154.49
$25.67
NZ$44.77

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pay 16.2% more for clothing

 
Czech Republic
Wellington
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.21
CZK1,668.87
$69.31
NZ$120.87
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.88
CZK725.70
$46.64
NZ$81.33
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.51
CZK1,987.34
$113.30
NZ$197.60

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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