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Wellington vs. Klamath Falls Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 24.7% more expensive than Klamath Falls.

Restaurants: pay 12.5% less in Wellington
Groceries: pay 6.3% less in Wellington
Transportation: pay 47.5% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 1.4% less in Wellington
Childcare: pay 69.2% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.0% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 42.6% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Klamath Falls Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.5% less for restaurants

	Klamath Falls	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$14.42 NZ$24.85	-3.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.00	$9.23 NZ$15.90	-29.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.68	$2.46 NZ$4.24	-8.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.18	$1.98 NZ$3.41	-9.1%
Average			-12.5%

Klamath Falls vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.3% less for groceries

	Klamath Falls	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$3.46	$1.98 NZ$3.41	-42.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49	$4.02 NZ$6.93	-10.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.51	$6.79 NZ$11.70	+93.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69	$6.77 NZ$11.67	+83.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.14	$4.77 NZ$8.22	-7.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.99	$1.36 NZ$2.35	-65.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94	$1.01 NZ$1.74	+7.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.13	$1.33 NZ$2.29	-37.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.09	$2.32 NZ$3.99	+10.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.04	$0.90 NZ$1.54	-56.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.24	$0.68 NZ$1.17	-45.3%
Average			-6.3%

Klamath Falls vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.5% more for transportation

	Klamath Falls	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.97	$6.14 NZ$10.58	+54.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00	$109.62 NZ$188.86	+46.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,000.00	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	+35.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.46	$14.55 NZ$25.07	+53.8%
Average			+47.5%

Klamath Falls vs. Wellington - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.4% less for housing

	Klamath Falls	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.33	$48.75 NZ$83.99	-11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,037.50	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	+19.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$983.33	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	+11.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$145.90	$109.37 NZ$188.43	-25.0%
Average			-1.4%

Klamath Falls vs. Wellington - Cost of housing

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pay 69.2% more for childcare

	Klamath Falls	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$325.00	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	+136.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,000.00	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	+1.8%
Average			+69.2%

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pay 34.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Klamath Falls	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$6.63 NZ$11.43	+10.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.00	$3.54 NZ$6.10	-11.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00	$25.67 NZ$44.23	+220.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.00	$34.12 NZ$58.79	-42.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.50	$11.54 NZ$19.88	-7.7%
Average			+34.0%

Klamath Falls vs. Wellington - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 42.6% more for clothing

	Klamath Falls	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.99	$69.31 NZ$119.42	+26.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67	$46.64 NZ$80.35	+47.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.00	$113.30 NZ$195.21	+51.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$146.23 NZ$251.95	+46.2%
Average			+42.6%

Klamath Falls vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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