Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 13.3% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 77.0% more for restaurants
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Hong Kong
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.66
|
$15.16
NZ$24.81
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.78
|
$9.09
NZ$14.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
$2.49
NZ$4.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
$2.16
NZ$3.54
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.82
|
$2.13
NZ$3.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$110.85
|
$4.53
NZ$7.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.32
|
$7.33
NZ$12.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.12
|
$6.98
NZ$11.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.85
|
$5.27
NZ$8.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.08
|
$1.44
NZ$2.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
$1.15
NZ$1.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.61
|
$1.48
NZ$2.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
$2.61
NZ$4.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.41
|
$1.09
NZ$1.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
$0.93
NZ$1.53
|
|
pay 12.6% more for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.54
|
$6.60
NZ$10.80
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$497.56
|
$115.94
NZ$189.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,531.76
|
$30,007.11
NZ$49,119.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.48
|
$16.83
NZ$27.54
|
|
pay 19.8% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.11
|
$57.37
NZ$93.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,049.75
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,482.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,552.06
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,245.71
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,522.93
|
$134.66
NZ$220.44
|
|
pay 28.4% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,219.66
|
$777.00
NZ$1,271.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,025.74
|
$12,897.92
NZ$21,112.98
|
|
pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.71
|
$7.28
NZ$11.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.24
|
$3.39
NZ$5.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.51
|
$23.83
NZ$39.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$670.36
|
$38.32
NZ$62.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.51
|
$12.13
NZ$19.85
|
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pay 16.4% more for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$592.06
|
$80.07
NZ$131.06
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$319.74
|
$53.09
NZ$86.90
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$710.09
|
$124.73
NZ$204.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,049.15
|
$129.08
NZ$211.29
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