Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 31.0% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 31.3% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$13.79
NZ$23.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$2.59
NZ$4.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$2.33
NZ$3.95
|
|
pay 56.3% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$2.13
NZ$3.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$5.07
NZ$8.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$7.36
NZ$12.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$4.65
NZ$7.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$4.79
NZ$8.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
$5.61
|
$1.41
NZ$2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$1.08
NZ$1.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$2.62
NZ$4.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$1.04
NZ$1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.92
NZ$1.57
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$6.96
NZ$11.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
$69.00
|
$95.46
NZ$162.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$27,889.45
NZ$47,366.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$16.89
NZ$28.69
|
|
pay 40.3% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$57.53
NZ$97.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,700.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
$2,042.86
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,377.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$133.18
NZ$226.20
|
|
pay 38.9% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$833.64
NZ$1,415.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,463.74
|
|
pay 23.6% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
$10.00
|
$6.89
NZ$11.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
$6.00
|
$3.40
NZ$5.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$23.82
NZ$40.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
$165.56
|
$41.36
NZ$70.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$12.54
NZ$21.29
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
$90.75
|
$78.58
NZ$133.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$47.12
NZ$80.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$107.54
NZ$182.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$127.08
NZ$215.82
|
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