Cost of living comparison

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Wellington vs. Indio Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 7.8% more expensive than Indio.

Restaurants: pay 11.3% less in Wellington
Groceries: pay 11.5% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 21.6% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 22.5% less in Wellington
Childcare: pay 53.9% less in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.6% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 80.7% more in Wellington

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Wellington are more expensive than in Indio. Expenses including childcare, housing, and restaurants are lower in Wellington. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Indio Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Indio, you would:

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pay 11.3% less for restaurants

	Indio	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$14.42 NZ$25.15	-27.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.00	$9.23 NZ$16.10	-38.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88	$2.46 NZ$4.29	+31.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20	$1.98 NZ$3.45	-10.1%
Average			-11.3%

Indio vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.5% more for groceries

	Indio	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$3.43	$1.98 NZ$3.45	-42.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30	$4.02 NZ$7.02	+22.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.28	$6.79 NZ$11.84	+58.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81	$6.77 NZ$11.81	+77.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.74	$4.77 NZ$8.32	+27.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37	$1.36 NZ$2.37	-42.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.42	$1.01 NZ$1.77	+141.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.36	$1.33 NZ$2.32	-43.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.99	$2.32 NZ$4.04	+16.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51	$0.90 NZ$1.56	-40.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.32	$0.68 NZ$1.18	-48.5%
Average			+11.5%

Indio vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.6% more for transportation

	Indio	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.80	$6.14 NZ$10.71	+27.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$109.62 NZ$191.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,999.00	$31,154.21 NZ$54,332.45	+15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.55 NZ$25.38
Average			+21.6%

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pay 22.5% less for housing

	Indio	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.25	$48.75 NZ$85.02	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,200.00	$1,240.57 NZ$2,163.54	-43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$1,099.37 NZ$1,917.29
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.42	$109.37 NZ$190.73	-9.2%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 53.9% less for childcare

	Indio	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,666.67	$768.47 NZ$1,340.20	-53.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$12,211.68 NZ$21,296.98
Average			-53.9%

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pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Indio	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50	$6.63 NZ$11.57	-11.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.83	$3.54 NZ$6.17	-26.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00	$25.67 NZ$44.77	+156.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$34.12 NZ$59.51
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$11.54 NZ$20.12	-3.8%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 80.7% more for clothing

	Indio	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.00	$69.31 NZ$120.87	+41.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.00	$46.64 NZ$81.33	+45.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.00	$113.30 NZ$197.60	+126.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.00	$146.23 NZ$255.02	+108.9%
Average			+80.7%

Indio vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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