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Wellington vs. Jihlava Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 85.8% more expensive than Jihlava.

Restaurants
pay 69.0% more in Wellington
Groceries
pay 98.9% more in Wellington
Transportation
pay 2.0 times more in Wellington
Housing
pay 81.9% more in Wellington
Childcare
pay 2.0 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Wellington
Clothing
pay 33.8% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Jihlava Cost Breakdown

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

pay 69.0% more for restaurants

 
Jihlava
Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.68
CZK161.20
$14.42
NZ$24.46
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.92
CZK166.24
$9.23
NZ$15.65
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.12
CZK23.51
$2.46
NZ$4.17

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pay 98.9% more for groceries

 
Jihlava
Wellington
Bread
1 loaf
$1.01
CZK21.11
$1.98
NZ$3.35
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.69
CZK140.45
$4.02
NZ$6.82
Milk (1 gallon) $4.60
CZK96.49
$6.79
NZ$11.51

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Jihlava
Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.63
CZK139.13
$6.14
NZ$10.41
Monthly public transit pass $21.58
CZK452.97
$109.62
NZ$185.87
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,997.67
CZK630K
$31,154.21
NZ$52,826.14

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pay 81.9% more for housing

 
Jihlava
Wellington
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$20.64
CZK433.24
$48.75
NZ$82.66
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $575.96
CZK12,090.34
$1,240.57
NZ$2,103.56
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $575.96
CZK12,090.34
$1,099.37
NZ$1,864.13

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

 
Jihlava
Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $407.97
CZK8,563.99
$768.47
NZ$1,303.04
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,759.55
CZK121K
$12,211.68
NZ$20,706.54

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Jihlava
Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.68
CZK35.26
$6.63
NZ$11.25
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.82
CZK59.22
$3.54
NZ$6.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.20
CZK151.13
$25.67
NZ$43.53

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pay 33.8% more for clothing

 
Jihlava
Wellington
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$67.19
CZK1,410.54
$69.31
NZ$117.52
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$24.00
CZK503.76
$46.64
NZ$79.08
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.79
CZK1,863.93
$113.30
NZ$192.12

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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: March 2026
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