Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 82.2% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Greece, you would:
pay 74.5% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.92
|
$13.79
NZ$23.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$2.59
NZ$4.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$2.33
NZ$3.95
|
|
pay 72.3% more for groceries
Greece
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$2.13
NZ$3.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.66
|
$5.07
NZ$8.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.28
|
$7.36
NZ$12.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
$4.65
NZ$7.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.41
|
$4.79
NZ$8.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.41
NZ$2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.08
NZ$1.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$2.62
NZ$4.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.04
NZ$1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.92
NZ$1.57
|
|
pay 43.0% more for transportation
Greece
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.26
|
$6.96
NZ$11.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.74
|
$95.46
NZ$162.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,781.60
|
$27,889.45
NZ$47,366.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.22
|
$16.89
NZ$28.69
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Greece
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.67
|
$57.53
NZ$97.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€402.56
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,700.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€336.28
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,377.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€161.37
|
$133.18
NZ$226.20
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€319.91
|
$833.64
NZ$1,415.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,307.30
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,463.74
|
|
pay 93.9% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$6.89
NZ$11.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.12
|
$3.40
NZ$5.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
$23.82
NZ$40.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.41
|
$41.36
NZ$70.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.30
|
$12.54
NZ$21.29
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Greece
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.62
|
$78.58
NZ$133.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.15
|
$47.12
NZ$80.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.98
|
$107.54
NZ$182.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€93.04
|
$127.08
NZ$215.82
|
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