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Wellington vs. Fort Myers Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 11.0% more expensive than Fort Myers.

Restaurants: pay 12.7% less in Wellington
Groceries: pay 9.2% less in Wellington
Transportation: pay 66.3% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 31.0% less in Wellington
Childcare: pay 27.6% less in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.0% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 48.9% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Fort Myers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Fort Myers, you would:

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pay 12.7% less for restaurants

	Fort Myers	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$14.42 NZ$24.97	-27.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00	$9.23 NZ$15.98	-16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.53	$2.46 NZ$4.26	-2.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.06	$1.98 NZ$3.42	-3.9%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 9.2% less for groceries

	Fort Myers	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$4.06	$1.98 NZ$3.42	-51.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.48	$4.02 NZ$6.96	-37.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10	$6.79 NZ$11.75	+65.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.33	$6.77 NZ$11.73	+56.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.42	$4.77 NZ$8.26	-11.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.67	$1.36 NZ$2.36	-48.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72	$1.01 NZ$1.75	+41.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.33 NZ$2.30	-33.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.13	$2.32 NZ$4.01	+8.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48	$0.90 NZ$1.55	-39.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37	$0.68 NZ$1.17	-50.3%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 66.3% more for transportation

	Fort Myers	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31	$6.14 NZ$10.63	+85.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.50	$109.62 NZ$189.75	+192.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,050.00	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	-13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.43	$14.55 NZ$25.19	+0.9%
Average			+66.3%

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pay 31.0% less for housing

	Fort Myers	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.00	$48.75 NZ$84.39	-27.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,900.00	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	-34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,062.50	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	-46.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$128.92	$109.37 NZ$189.31	-15.2%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 27.6% less for childcare

	Fort Myers	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,281.67	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	-40.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,400.00	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	-15.2%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Fort Myers	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00	$6.63 NZ$11.48	+65.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33	$3.54 NZ$6.13	-18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00	$25.67 NZ$44.44	+220.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.67	$34.12 NZ$59.06	-35.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$11.54 NZ$19.97	-23.1%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 48.9% more for clothing

	Fort Myers	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.67	$69.31 NZ$119.97	+66.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.33	$46.64 NZ$80.73	+24.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.00	$113.30 NZ$196.13	+36.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.00	$146.23 NZ$253.12	+68.1%
Average			+48.9%

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