Cost of living comparison

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Wellington vs. Las Pinas Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 3.2 times more expensive than Las Pinas.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 53.0% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Wellington
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 6.1 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 98.0% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Las Pinas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Las Pinas, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Las Pinas	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 ₱241.87	$14.42 NZ$25.06	+249.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.14 ₱183.92	$9.23 NZ$16.04	+194.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.90	$2.46 NZ$4.27	+153.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.50	$1.98 NZ$3.44	+292.7%
Average			+222.3%

Las Pinas vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.0% more for groceries

	Las Pinas	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ₱73.57	$1.98 NZ$3.43	+57.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 ₱214.15	$4.02 NZ$6.99	+10.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.81 ₱457.79	$6.79 NZ$11.79	-13.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.66	$6.77 NZ$11.77	+206.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 ₱114.28	$4.77 NZ$8.29	+144.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.79	$1.36 NZ$2.37	-10.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 ₱41.14	$1.01 NZ$1.76	+44.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.30 ₱75.88	$1.33 NZ$2.31	+2.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 ₱42.97	$2.32 NZ$4.02	+215.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.53	$0.90 NZ$1.56	-23.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.51	$0.68 NZ$1.18	-50.7%
Average			+53.0%

Las Pinas vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Las Pinas	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱244.86	$6.14 NZ$10.67	+46.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$109.62 NZ$190.44
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,944.52 ₱1,461,287.22	$31,154.21 NZ$54,124.77	+24.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.84 ₱166.28	$14.55 NZ$25.28	+412.7%
Average			+161.5%

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Las Pinas	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.12 ₱1,647.26	$48.75 NZ$84.70	+73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$206.44 ₱12,093.41	$1,240.57 NZ$2,155.27	+500.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.43 ₱9,573.95	$1,099.37 NZ$1,909.96	+572.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,886.90	$109.37 NZ$190.00	+8.8%
Average			+288.9%

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pay 6.1 times more for childcare

	Las Pinas	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.35 ₱5,878.74	$768.47 NZ$1,335.08	+665.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,709.49 ₱158,726.03	$12,211.68 NZ$21,215.57	+350.7%
Average			+508.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Las Pinas	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.29 ₱75.58	$6.63 NZ$11.53	+414.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.57	$3.54 NZ$6.15	+36.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.48	$25.67 NZ$44.60	+685.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.61 ₱3,023.35	$34.12 NZ$59.28	-33.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.88 ₱403.11	$11.54 NZ$20.05	+67.7%
Average			+234.1%

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pay 98.0% more for clothing

	Las Pinas	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.44 ₱2,076.04	$69.31 NZ$120.41	+95.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.77 ₱1,685.52	$46.64 NZ$81.02	+62.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,736.51	$113.30 NZ$196.84	+40.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,911.26	$146.23 NZ$254.05	+194.2%
Average			+98.0%

Las Pinas 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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