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Wellington vs. Izmir Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 99.9% more expensive than Izmir.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 44.2% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 3.3% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 32.5% more in Wellington

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Wellington are more expensive than in Izmir. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Izmir Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Izmir	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.22 TRY308.15	$14.42 NZ$24.85	+99.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.46 TRY318.42	$9.23 NZ$15.90	+23.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY54.23	$2.46 NZ$4.24	+93.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 TRY20.10	$1.98 NZ$3.41	+320.0%
Average			+134.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Izmir	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 TRY33.23	$1.98 NZ$3.41	+154.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.40 TRY230.46	$4.02 NZ$6.93	-25.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.82 TRY163.00	$6.79 NZ$11.70	+77.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 TRY106.40	$6.77 NZ$11.67	+171.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 TRY120.56	$4.77 NZ$8.22	+69.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 TRY32.59	$1.36 NZ$2.35	+78.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 TRY51.25	$1.01 NZ$1.74	-15.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 TRY30.95	$1.33 NZ$2.29	+83.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 TRY31.53	$2.32 NZ$3.99	+213.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 TRY13.87	$0.90 NZ$1.54	+175.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.68 NZ$1.17	+172.3%
Average			+105.0%

Izmir vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.2% more for transportation

	Izmir	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 TRY197.96	$6.14 NZ$10.58	+32.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.11 TRY2,054.30	$109.62 NZ$188.86	+127.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,708.79 TRY1,951,586.80	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	-31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.82 TRY419.08	$14.55 NZ$25.07	+48.3%
Average			+44.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Izmir	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.59 TRY622.94	$48.75 NZ$83.99	+234.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$633.70 TRY27,056.50	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	+95.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$459.17 TRY19,604.70	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	+139.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.51 TRY2,626.45	$109.37 NZ$188.43	+77.8%
Average			+136.8%

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pay 3.3% more for childcare

	Izmir	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$621.67 TRY26,542.73	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	+23.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,704.79 TRY627,836.97	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	-17.0%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Izmir	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.07	$6.63 NZ$11.43	+83.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 TRY140.03	$3.54 NZ$6.10	+7.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.44	$25.67 NZ$44.23	+1085.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.60 TRY1,861.71	$34.12 NZ$58.79	-21.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.22 TRY308.15	$11.54 NZ$19.88	+59.9%
Average			+243.2%

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pay 32.5% more for clothing

	Izmir	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.88 TRY2,086.98	$69.31 NZ$119.42	+41.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.31 TRY1,464.77	$46.64 NZ$80.35	+35.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.46 TRY4,459.92	$113.30 NZ$195.21	+8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.65 TRY4,340.27	$146.23 NZ$251.95	+43.8%
Average			+32.5%

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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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