Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 7.9 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 8.7 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£129.82
|
$13.79
NZ$23.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.03
|
$2.59
NZ$4.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.78
|
$2.33
NZ$3.95
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
$2.13
NZ$3.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£59.25
|
$5.07
NZ$8.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£116.60
|
$7.36
NZ$12.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
$4.65
NZ$7.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£76.43
|
$4.79
NZ$8.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.48
|
$1.41
NZ$2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.59
|
$1.08
NZ$1.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.66
|
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£6.08
|
$2.62
NZ$4.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.75
|
$1.04
NZ$1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.84
|
$0.92
NZ$1.57
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£49.14
|
$6.96
NZ$11.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£384.78
|
$95.46
NZ$162.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
$27,889.45
NZ$47,366.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£89.06
|
$16.89
NZ$28.69
|
|
pay 11.9 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
$57.53
NZ$97.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,700.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,377.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
$133.18
NZ$226.20
|
|
pay 10.9 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
$833.64
NZ$1,415.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,463.74
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Wellington
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£69.83
|
$6.89
NZ$11.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.71
|
$3.40
NZ$5.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
$23.82
NZ$40.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£732.66
|
$41.36
NZ$70.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£150.96
|
$12.54
NZ$21.29
|
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pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Wellington
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
$78.58
NZ$133.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
$47.12
NZ$80.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
$107.54
NZ$182.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
$127.08
NZ$215.82
|
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