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Wellington vs. Fort Wayne Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 17.8% more expensive than Fort Wayne.

Restaurants: pay 5.8% less in Wellington
Groceries: pay 10.0% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 80.4% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 5.9% less in Wellington
Childcare: pay 29.2% less in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.1% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 32.9% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Fort Wayne Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.8% less for restaurants

	Fort Wayne	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.00	$14.42 NZ$24.97	-9.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$9.23 NZ$15.98	-7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33	$2.46 NZ$4.26	+5.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.23	$1.98 NZ$3.42	-11.1%
Average			-5.8%

Fort Wayne vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.0% more for groceries

	Fort Wayne	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.99	$1.98 NZ$3.42	-33.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45	$4.02 NZ$6.96	-52.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03	$6.79 NZ$11.75	+124.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40	$6.77 NZ$11.73	+99.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.35	$4.77 NZ$8.26	+9.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46	$1.36 NZ$2.36	-44.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56	$1.01 NZ$1.75	+81.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.58	$1.33 NZ$2.30	-15.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32	$2.32 NZ$4.01	-0.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97	$0.90 NZ$1.55	-7.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37	$0.68 NZ$1.17	-50.6%
Average			+10.0%

Fort Wayne vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 80.4% more for transportation

	Fort Wayne	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19	$6.14 NZ$10.63	+92.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50	$109.62 NZ$189.75	+237.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,965.00	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	-2.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.43	$14.55 NZ$25.19	-5.7%
Average			+80.4%

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pay 5.9% less for housing

	Fort Wayne	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.62	$48.75 NZ$84.39	-31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,233.33	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	+0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,016.67	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	+8.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.66	$109.37 NZ$189.31	-1.2%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 29.2% less for childcare

	Fort Wayne	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$955.56	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	-19.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,000.00	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	-38.9%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Fort Wayne	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.25	$6.63 NZ$11.48	+56.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47	$3.54 NZ$6.13	-20.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.26	$25.67 NZ$44.44	+210.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$34.12 NZ$59.06	-31.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$11.54 NZ$19.97	-3.8%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 32.9% more for clothing

	Fort Wayne	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.00	$69.31 NZ$119.97	+35.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00	$46.64 NZ$80.73	+26.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.67	$113.30 NZ$196.13	+23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$146.23 NZ$253.12	+46.2%
Average			+32.9%

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