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Wellington vs. Idaho Falls Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 11.8% more expensive than Idaho Falls.

Restaurants: pay 0.3% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 20.6% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 25.6% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 1.3% less in Wellington
Childcare: pay 26.2% less in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.7% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 27.8% more in Wellington

The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Wellington are more expensive than in Idaho Falls. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Idaho Falls Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Idaho Falls, you would:

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pay 0.3% more for restaurants

	Idaho Falls	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.50	$14.42 NZ$25.15	-17.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00	$9.23 NZ$16.10	-16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.21	$2.46 NZ$4.29	+11.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.60	$1.98 NZ$3.45	+23.6%
Average			+0.3%

Idaho Falls vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.6% more for groceries

	Idaho Falls	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23	$1.98 NZ$3.45	-38.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22	$4.02 NZ$7.02	-23.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.47	$6.79 NZ$11.84	+95.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23	$6.77 NZ$11.81	+60.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.60	$4.77 NZ$8.32	+3.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54	$1.36 NZ$2.37	-11.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62	$1.01 NZ$1.77	+63.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21	$1.33 NZ$2.32	+9.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24	$2.32 NZ$4.04	+87.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74	$0.90 NZ$1.56	+21.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17	$0.68 NZ$1.18	-42.0%
Average			+20.6%

Idaho Falls vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.6% more for transportation

	Idaho Falls	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.36	$6.14 NZ$10.71	+82.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$109.62 NZ$191.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,677.84	$31,154.21 NZ$54,332.45	-10.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.93	$14.55 NZ$25.38	+4.4%
Average			+25.6%

Idaho Falls vs. Wellington - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.3% less for housing

	Idaho Falls	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.50	$48.75 NZ$85.02	-15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,000.00	$1,240.57 NZ$2,163.54	+24.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,150.00	$1,099.37 NZ$1,917.29	-4.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.08	$109.37 NZ$190.73	-9.7%
Average			-1.3%

Idaho Falls vs. Wellington - Cost of housing

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pay 26.2% less for childcare

	Idaho Falls	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$950.00	$768.47 NZ$1,340.20	-19.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,333.33	$12,211.68 NZ$21,296.98	-33.4%
Average			-26.2%

Idaho Falls vs. Wellington - Cost of childcare

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pay 35.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Idaho Falls	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$6.63 NZ$11.57	+47.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.14	$3.54 NZ$6.17	-31.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.00	$25.67 NZ$44.77	+185.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.00	$34.12 NZ$59.51	-10.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.25	$11.54 NZ$20.12	-12.9%
Average			+35.7%

Idaho Falls vs. Wellington - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.8% more for clothing

	Idaho Falls	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.50	$69.31 NZ$120.87	+18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.17	$46.64 NZ$81.33	+5.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.00	$113.30 NZ$197.60	+33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00	$146.23 NZ$255.02	+53.9%
Average			+27.8%

Idaho Falls vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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