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Wellington vs. Great Falls Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 18.4% more expensive than Great Falls.

Restaurants: pay 0.2% less in Wellington
Groceries: pay 9.3% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 94.5% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 12.8% less in Wellington
Childcare: pay 32.9% less in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.8% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 38.9% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Great Falls Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Great Falls, you would:

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pay 0.2% less for restaurants

	Great Falls	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50	$14.42 NZ$24.97	+25.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.00	$9.23 NZ$15.98	-38.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17	$2.46 NZ$4.26	+13.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.98 NZ$3.42	-1.1%
Average			-0.2%

Great Falls vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.3% more for groceries

	Great Falls	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$3.37	$1.98 NZ$3.42	-41.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.99	$4.02 NZ$6.96	-42.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13	$6.79 NZ$11.75	+64.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19	$6.77 NZ$11.73	+112.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.29	$4.77 NZ$8.26	-24.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.02	$1.36 NZ$2.36	-32.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68	$1.01 NZ$1.75	+48.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.20	$1.33 NZ$2.30	-39.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50	$2.32 NZ$4.01	+55.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83	$0.90 NZ$1.55	+8.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73	$0.68 NZ$1.17	-7.1%
Average			+9.3%

Great Falls vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 94.5% more for transportation

	Great Falls	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.06	$6.14 NZ$10.63	+100.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$109.62 NZ$189.75	+265.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	+3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.44	$14.55 NZ$25.19	+8.3%
Average			+94.5%

Great Falls vs. Wellington - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.8% less for housing

	Great Falls	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.66	$48.75 NZ$84.39	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,466.67	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	-15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,066.33	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	+3.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.28	$109.37 NZ$189.31	-3.5%
Average			-12.8%

Great Falls vs. Wellington - Cost of housing

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pay 32.9% less for childcare

	Great Falls	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$800.00	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	-3.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$32,000.00	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	-61.8%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 31.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Great Falls	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.50	$6.63 NZ$11.48	+2.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.17	$3.54 NZ$6.13	-15.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.99	$25.67 NZ$44.44	+221.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.66	$34.12 NZ$59.06	-45.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.99	$11.54 NZ$19.97	-3.8%
Average			+31.8%

Great Falls vs. Wellington - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 38.9% more for clothing

	Great Falls	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67	$69.31 NZ$119.97	+4.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50	$46.64 NZ$80.73	+43.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.00	$113.30 NZ$196.13	+61.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$146.23 NZ$253.12	+46.2%
Average			+38.9%

Great Falls vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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