Cost of living comparison

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Wellington vs. Linkoping Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 2.3 times more expensive than Linkoping.

Restaurants: pay 9.8% less in Wellington
Groceries: pay 2.2% less in Wellington
Transportation: pay 9.1% less in Wellington
Housing: pay 46.9% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 10.0 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.8% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 20.6% less in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Linkoping Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.8% less for restaurants

	Linkoping	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.55 SEK137.48	$14.42 NZ$25.15	-0.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.58 SEK99.98	$9.23 NZ$16.10	-12.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.77 SEK26.16	$2.46 NZ$4.29	-11.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 SEK21.83	$1.98 NZ$3.45	-14.4%
Average			-9.8%

Linkoping vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2% less for groceries

	Linkoping	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 SEK30.59	$1.98 NZ$3.45	-38.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.11 SEK67.16	$4.02 NZ$7.02	-43.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.93 SEK65.54	$6.79 NZ$11.84	-2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 SEK40.11	$6.77 NZ$11.81	+59.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.30 SEK59.56	$4.77 NZ$8.32	-24.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 SEK14.40	$1.36 NZ$2.37	-10.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 SEK11.33	$1.01 NZ$1.77	-15.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 SEK9.07	$1.33 NZ$2.32	+38.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.24 SEK21.20	$2.32 NZ$4.04	+3.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 SEK6.58	$0.90 NZ$1.56	+28.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 SEK7.93	$0.68 NZ$1.18	-19.2%
Average			-2.2%

Linkoping vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.1% less for transportation

	Linkoping	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.34 SEK69.40	$6.14 NZ$10.71	-16.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.87 SEK754.88	$109.62 NZ$191.17	+37.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,689.58 SEK308,949.23	$31,154.21 NZ$54,332.45	-4.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.68 SEK289.95	$14.55 NZ$25.38	-52.6%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 46.9% more for housing

	Linkoping	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.35 SEK371.94	$48.75 NZ$85.02	+23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$823.41 SEK7,782.05	$1,240.57 NZ$2,163.54	+50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$648.04 SEK6,124.59	$1,099.37 NZ$1,917.29	+69.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.37 SEK721.73	$109.37 NZ$190.73	+43.2%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 10.0 times more for childcare

	Linkoping	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$214.23 SEK2,024.67	$768.47 NZ$1,340.20	+258.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$740.54 SEK6,998.85	$12,211.68 NZ$21,296.98	+1549.0%
Average			+903.9%

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pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Linkoping	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.41 SEK69.99	$6.63 NZ$11.57	-10.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.58 SEK43.33	$3.54 NZ$6.17	-22.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.41 SEK69.99	$25.67 NZ$44.77	+246.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.14 SEK369.94	$34.12 NZ$59.51	-12.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.93 SEK159.97	$11.54 NZ$20.12	-31.8%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 20.6% less for clothing

	Linkoping	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.29 SEK985.64	$69.31 NZ$120.87	-33.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.81 SEK489.67	$46.64 NZ$81.33	-10.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.42 SEK1,156.95	$113.30 NZ$197.60	-7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$214.23 SEK2,024.67	$146.23 NZ$255.02	-31.7%
Average			-20.6%

Linkoping vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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