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Wellington vs. Garden Grove Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 2.8% cheaper than Garden Grove.

Restaurants: pay 14.7% less in Wellington
Groceries: pay 5.3% less in Wellington
Transportation: pay 18.1% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 35.6% less in Wellington
Childcare: pay 52.9% less in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.8% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 45.3% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Garden Grove Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Garden Grove, you would:

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pay 14.7% less for restaurants

	Garden Grove	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.50	$14.42 NZ$25.15	-35.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50	$9.23 NZ$16.10	-19.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.65	$2.46 NZ$4.29	-7.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.90	$1.98 NZ$3.45	+4.1%
Average			-14.7%

Garden Grove vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.3% less for groceries

	Garden Grove	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$4.17	$1.98 NZ$3.45	-52.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32	$4.02 NZ$7.02	-24.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.15	$6.79 NZ$11.84	+63.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.50	$6.77 NZ$11.81	+50.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.74	$4.77 NZ$8.32	+0.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57	$1.36 NZ$2.37	-13.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74	$1.01 NZ$1.77	+36.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.75	$1.33 NZ$2.32	-24.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.48	$2.32 NZ$4.04	-6.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.47	$0.90 NZ$1.56	-39.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.36	$0.68 NZ$1.18	-50.3%
Average			-5.3%

Garden Grove vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.1% more for transportation

	Garden Grove	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.76	$6.14 NZ$10.71	+29.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$69.00	$109.62 NZ$191.17	+58.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,500.00	$31,154.21 NZ$54,332.45	+9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.41	$14.55 NZ$25.38	-25.0%
Average			+18.1%

Garden Grove vs. Wellington - Cost of transportation

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pay 35.6% less for housing

	Garden Grove	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.25	$48.75 NZ$85.02	-34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,200.00	$1,240.57 NZ$2,163.54	-43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$1,099.37 NZ$1,917.29
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.80	$109.37 NZ$190.73	-28.9%
Average			-35.6%

Garden Grove vs. Wellington - Cost of housing

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pay 52.9% less for childcare

	Garden Grove	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,206.00	$768.47 NZ$1,340.20	-36.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,160.00	$12,211.68 NZ$21,296.98	-69.6%
Average			-52.9%

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pay 25.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Garden Grove	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00	$6.63 NZ$11.57	-5.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.55	$3.54 NZ$6.17	-36.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.63	$25.67 NZ$44.77	+166.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$34.12 NZ$59.51
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.75	$11.54 NZ$20.12	-21.8%
Average			+25.8%

Garden Grove vs. Wellington - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 45.3% more for clothing

	Garden Grove	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.27	$69.31 NZ$120.87	+27.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.67	$46.64 NZ$81.33	+34.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.00	$113.30 NZ$197.60	+47.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.00	$146.23 NZ$255.02	+72.0%
Average			+45.3%

Garden Grove vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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