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Wellington vs. Geelong Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 5.8% cheaper than Geelong.

Restaurants: pay 6.7% less in Wellington
Groceries: pay 9.6% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 9.5% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 6.0% less in Wellington
Childcare: pay 53.5% less in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.4% less in Wellington
Clothing: pay 17.1% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Geelong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.7% less for restaurants

	Geelong	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.35 A$24.62	$14.42 NZ$24.97	-11.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.77	$9.23 NZ$15.98	-5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.66 A$4.00	$2.46 NZ$4.26	-7.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 A$3.03	$1.98 NZ$3.42	-1.7%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 9.6% more for groceries

	Geelong	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 A$3.22	$1.98 NZ$3.42	-7.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 A$5.99	$4.02 NZ$6.96	+1.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.99 A$9.02	$6.79 NZ$11.75	+13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.57 A$5.37	$6.77 NZ$11.73	+90.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.11 A$6.19	$4.77 NZ$8.26	+16.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 A$2.17	$1.36 NZ$2.36	-5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.87	$1.01 NZ$1.75	-18.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.87	$1.33 NZ$2.30	+6.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 A$2.07	$2.32 NZ$4.01	+68.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 A$1.94	$0.90 NZ$1.55	-30.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 A$1.41	$0.68 NZ$1.17	-27.8%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 9.5% more for transportation

	Geelong	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.66	$6.14 NZ$10.63	+38.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$119.32 A$179.65	$109.62 NZ$189.75	-8.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,886.02 A$43,489.96	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	+7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.62 A$22.01	$14.55 NZ$25.19	-0.5%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 6.0% less for housing

	Geelong	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.49 A$77.52	$48.75 NZ$84.39	-5.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,296.57 A$1,952.08	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	-4.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,282.18 A$1,930.41	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	-14.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.22 A$164.44	$109.37 NZ$189.31	+0.1%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 53.5% less for childcare

	Geelong	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,960.54 A$2,951.73	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	-60.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,736.38 A$34,231.23	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	-46.3%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Geelong	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.85	$6.63 NZ$11.48	+1.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.47 A$5.22	$3.54 NZ$6.13	+2.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.37 A$47.23	$25.67 NZ$44.44	-18.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.77 A$79.45	$34.12 NZ$59.06	-35.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.78 A$17.73	$11.54 NZ$19.97	-2.0%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 17.1% more for clothing

	Geelong	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.24 A$105.75	$69.31 NZ$119.97	-1.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.21 A$80.12	$46.64 NZ$80.73	-12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.68 A$130.50	$113.30 NZ$196.13	+30.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.49 A$145.27	$146.23 NZ$253.12	+51.5%
Average			+17.1%

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