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Wellington vs. Farmington Hills Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 14.6% more expensive than Farmington Hills.

Restaurants: pay 4.8% less in Wellington
Groceries: pay 9.0% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 33.5% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 17.7% less in Wellington
Childcare: pay 40.4% less in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.5% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 88.0% more in Wellington

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Wellington are more expensive than in Farmington Hills. Expenses including childcare, housing, and restaurants are lower in Wellington. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Farmington Hills Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Farmington Hills, you would:

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pay 4.8% less for restaurants

	Farmington Hills	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)	$2.10	$2.46 NZ$4.26	+17.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.98 NZ$3.42	-1.1%
Average			-4.8%

Farmington Hills vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.0% more for groceries

	Farmington Hills	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14	$1.98 NZ$3.42	-7.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64	$4.02 NZ$6.96	-13.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.83	$6.79 NZ$11.75	+140.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61	$6.77 NZ$11.73	+159.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07	$4.77 NZ$8.26	-5.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.74	$1.36 NZ$2.36	-50.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62	$1.01 NZ$1.75	+63.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.63	$1.33 NZ$2.30	-49.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.40	$2.32 NZ$4.01	-3.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.71	$0.90 NZ$1.55	-66.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.07	$0.68 NZ$1.17	-67.3%
Average			+9.0%

Farmington Hills vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.5% more for transportation

	Farmington Hills	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.27	$6.14 NZ$10.63	+87.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.00	$109.62 NZ$189.75	+66.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,850.00	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	-2.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.68	$14.55 NZ$25.19	-17.7%
Average			+33.5%

Farmington Hills vs. Wellington - Cost of transportation

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pay 17.7% less for housing

	Farmington Hills	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.67	$48.75 NZ$84.39	-20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,466.67	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	-15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,616.67	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	-32.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$112.10	$109.37 NZ$189.31	-2.4%
Average			-17.7%

Farmington Hills vs. Wellington - Cost of housing

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pay 40.4% less for childcare

	Farmington Hills	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,650.00	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	-53.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,800.00	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	-27.3%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Farmington Hills	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.75	$6.63 NZ$11.48	+76.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.94	$3.54 NZ$6.13	-28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00	$25.67 NZ$44.44	+156.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.00	$34.12 NZ$59.06	-54.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.50	$11.54 NZ$19.97	+21.5%
Average			+34.5%

Farmington Hills vs. Wellington - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 88.0% more for clothing

	Farmington Hills	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.00	$69.31 NZ$119.97	+73.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50	$46.64 NZ$80.73	+116.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.50	$113.30 NZ$196.13	+115.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$146.23 NZ$253.12	+46.2%
Average			+88.0%

Farmington Hills vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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