Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 16.2% more expensive than Detroit.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Detroit, you would:
pay 5.5% more for restaurants
Detroit
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$15.16
NZ$24.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.93
|
$9.09
NZ$14.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
|
$2.49
NZ$4.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$2.16
NZ$3.52
|
|
pay 13.5% more for groceries
Detroit
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.97
|
$2.13
NZ$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.77
|
$4.53
NZ$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
|
$7.33
NZ$11.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
|
$6.98
NZ$11.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.14
|
$5.27
NZ$8.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.44
NZ$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
|
$1.15
NZ$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$1.48
NZ$2.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$2.61
NZ$4.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$1.09
NZ$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.93
NZ$1.52
|
|
pay 43.6% more for transportation
Detroit
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
|
$6.60
NZ$10.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.00
|
$115.94
NZ$188.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$30,007.11
NZ$48,784.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
|
$16.83
NZ$27.35
|
|
pay 2.4% more for housing
Detroit
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.00
|
$57.37
NZ$93.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,414.29
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,465.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,026.33
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,230.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.21
|
$134.66
NZ$218.93
|
|
pay 31.6% less for childcare
Detroit
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,294.79
|
$777.00
NZ$1,263.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,800.00
|
$12,897.92
NZ$20,968.81
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
Detroit
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$7.28
NZ$11.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.75
|
$3.39
NZ$5.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$23.83
NZ$38.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$38.32
NZ$62.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
|
$12.13
NZ$19.71
|
|
pay 50.6% more for clothing
Detroit
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$80.07
NZ$130.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.75
|
$53.09
NZ$86.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.50
|
$124.73
NZ$202.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$129.08
NZ$209.85
|
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