Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 43.1% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 8.9% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,439
|
$13.79
NZ$23.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr1,951
|
$9.40
NZ$15.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr317
|
$2.59
NZ$4.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr290
|
$2.33
NZ$3.88
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr468
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr818
|
$5.07
NZ$8.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr728
|
$7.36
NZ$12.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr774
|
$4.65
NZ$7.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr970
|
$4.79
NZ$7.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr159
|
$1.41
NZ$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr134
|
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr160
|
$1.42
NZ$2.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr251
|
$2.62
NZ$4.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr131
|
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr70
|
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,099
|
$6.96
NZ$11.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,584
|
$95.46
NZ$159.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,080,131
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,513.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,277
|
$16.89
NZ$28.17
|
|
pay 28.0% more for housing
Iceland
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,533
|
$57.53
NZ$95.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr196,527
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,652.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr166,234
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,334.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,385
|
$133.18
NZ$222.12
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr35,465
|
$833.64
NZ$1,390.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr376,071
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,077.14
|
|
pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,165
|
$6.89
NZ$11.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr568
|
$3.40
NZ$5.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,454
|
$23.82
NZ$39.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,781
|
$41.36
NZ$68.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,678
|
$12.54
NZ$20.91
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,147
|
$78.58
NZ$131.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr6,891
|
$47.12
NZ$78.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr20,665
|
$107.54
NZ$179.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr23,958
|
$127.08
NZ$211.93
|
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