Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 19.1% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 91.3% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.84
|
$13.79
NZ$23.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.88
|
$9.40
NZ$15.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
$2.59
NZ$4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
$2.33
NZ$3.92
|
|
pay 5.3% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.87
|
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.27
|
$7.36
NZ$12.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.14
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.07
|
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.32
|
$6.96
NZ$11.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.64
|
$95.46
NZ$160.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,291.19
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,959.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.72
|
$16.89
NZ$28.44
|
|
pay 21.7% more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.70
|
$57.53
NZ$96.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,914.44
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,677.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,749.46
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,356.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.32
|
$133.18
NZ$224.25
|
|
pay 12.4% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,039.59
|
$833.64
NZ$1,403.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,651.93
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,279.43
|
|
pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.86
|
$6.89
NZ$11.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.31
|
$3.40
NZ$5.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.82
|
$23.82
NZ$40.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.30
|
$41.36
NZ$69.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.73
|
$12.54
NZ$21.11
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.33
|
$78.58
NZ$132.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.07
|
$47.12
NZ$79.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.62
|
$107.54
NZ$181.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,012.99
|
$127.08
NZ$213.97
|
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