Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 3.6 times more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,481
|
$13.79
NZ$23.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,481
|
$9.40
NZ$15.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
|
pay 40.7% more for groceries
Georgetown
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,021
|
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,673
|
$7.36
NZ$12.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$607
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$216
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 82.8% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$6.96
NZ$11.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,913
|
$95.46
NZ$160.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,258,765
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,928.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,444
|
$16.89
NZ$28.42
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Georgetown
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,442
|
$57.53
NZ$96.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,297
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,675.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,832
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,355.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,671
|
$133.18
NZ$224.10
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,750
|
$833.64
NZ$1,402.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,476
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,265.11
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$494
|
$6.89
NZ$11.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$494
|
$23.82
NZ$40.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,925
|
$41.36
NZ$69.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,284
|
$12.54
NZ$21.09
|
|
pay 88.8% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,514
|
$78.58
NZ$132.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,710
|
$47.12
NZ$79.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,813
|
$107.54
NZ$180.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$13,002
|
$127.08
NZ$213.82
|
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