Cost of living comparison

United Arab Emirates

compared to

New Zealand

Wellington vs. Fujairah Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 80.8% more expensive than Fujairah.

Restaurants: pay 73.7% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 73.9% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 75.3% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 90.7% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% less in Wellington
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Wellington

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Wellington are more expensive than in Fujairah. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

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Wellington vs. Fujairah Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Fujairah, you would:

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pay 73.7% more for restaurants

	Fujairah	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.49 AED27.50	$13.73 NZ$24.27	+83.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.62 AED28.00	$9.02 NZ$15.95	+18.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 AED4.10	$2.42 NZ$4.28	+116.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 AED1.50	$1.71 NZ$3.02	+318.4%
Average			+73.7%

Fujairah vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.9% more for groceries

	Fujairah	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 AED5.00	$2.16 NZ$3.82	+58.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.36 AED23.37	$4.62 NZ$8.18	-27.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 AED23.18	$7.12 NZ$12.59	+12.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 AED8.65	$6.89 NZ$12.19	+192.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 AED15.65	$4.37 NZ$7.73	+2.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 AED2.95	$1.40 NZ$2.47	+74.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 AED2.72	$0.99 NZ$1.75	+33.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 AED2.51	$1.37 NZ$2.42	+99.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 AED1.59	$2.93 NZ$5.18	+578.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AED1.36	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+157.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 AED1.50	$0.57 NZ$1.01	+39.2%
Average			+73.9%

Fujairah vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 75.3% more for transportation

	Fujairah	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.33 AED12.24	$7.03 NZ$12.44	+110.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.84 AED149.98	$101.23 NZ$179.01	+147.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,865.12 AED94,989.65	$25,203.61 NZ$44,568.72	-2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.22 AED26.50	$16.19 NZ$28.63	+124.4%
Average			+75.3%

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pay 90.7% more for housing

	Fujairah	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$78.28 AED287.47	$53.32 NZ$94.29	-31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.91 AED2,166.43	$1,215.08 NZ$2,148.69	+106.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$530.92 AED1,949.79	$1,141.32 NZ$2,018.26	+115.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.21 AED345.97	$149.83 NZ$264.95	+59.0%
Average			+90.7%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Fujairah	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.14 AED944.34	$1,055.30 NZ$1,866.14	+310.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,499.17 AED16,523.20	$12,899.11 NZ$22,810.11	+186.7%
Average			+243.0%

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pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Fujairah	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.85 AED32.50	$7.28 NZ$12.88	-17.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.60 AED20.55	$3.34 NZ$5.91	-40.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.45 AED20.00	$25.18 NZ$44.53	+362.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.65 AED174.98	$38.09 NZ$67.36	-20.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.89 AED40.00	$12.04 NZ$21.30	+10.6%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Fujairah	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.78 AED79.99	$77.76 NZ$137.50	+257.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$13.61 AED49.99	$28.15 NZ$49.78	+106.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.87 AED274.97	$101.77 NZ$179.97	+35.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.26 AED224.98	$152.66 NZ$269.95	+149.2%
Average			+123.6%

Fujairah vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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