Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 36.3% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 1.3% more for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.51
|
$13.79
NZ$23.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.77
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.54
|
$2.59
NZ$4.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$2.33
NZ$3.95
|
|
pay 35.3% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.36
|
$2.13
NZ$3.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.78
|
$5.07
NZ$8.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.16
|
$7.36
NZ$12.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.83
|
$4.65
NZ$7.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.92
|
$4.79
NZ$8.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.05
|
$1.41
NZ$2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.08
NZ$1.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$2.62
NZ$4.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$1.04
NZ$1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.66
|
$0.92
NZ$1.57
|
|
pay 3.6% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.18
|
$6.96
NZ$11.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€67.02
|
$95.46
NZ$162.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,996.37
|
$27,889.45
NZ$47,366.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€17.07
|
$16.89
NZ$28.69
|
|
pay 86.1% more for housing
Helsinki
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.51
|
$57.53
NZ$97.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€997.28
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,700.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€788.64
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,377.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€75.63
|
$133.18
NZ$226.20
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€354.94
|
$833.64
NZ$1,415.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€6,006.37
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,463.74
|
|
pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.99
|
$6.89
NZ$11.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.27
|
$3.40
NZ$5.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€10.00
|
$23.82
NZ$40.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.94
|
$41.36
NZ$70.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.93
|
$12.54
NZ$21.29
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.95
|
$78.58
NZ$133.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€34.17
|
$47.12
NZ$80.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€74.72
|
$107.54
NZ$182.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€112.31
|
$127.08
NZ$215.82
|
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