Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 0.3% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 24.0% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.54
|
$13.79
NZ$23.18
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$9.40
NZ$15.80
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.06
€2.86
|
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.26
€3.04
|
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
€3.03
|
$2.13
NZ$3.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.86
€10.14
|
$5.07
NZ$8.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.35
€5.00
|
$7.36
NZ$12.37
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.52
|
$4.65
NZ$7.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.60
€5.23
|
$4.79
NZ$8.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.83
|
$2.62
NZ$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.04
NZ$1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
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pay 21.1% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
€6.29
|
$6.96
NZ$11.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$95.46
NZ$160.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,893.04
€26,055.05
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,876.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.06
€29.01
|
$16.89
NZ$28.39
|
|
pay 11.6% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.71
€52.04
|
$57.53
NZ$96.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,774.61
€1,657.68
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,672.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,468.68
€1,371.90
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,352.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.06
€190.61
|
$133.18
NZ$223.85
|
|
pay 17.3% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$854.36
€798.07
|
$833.64
NZ$1,401.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,641.72
€17,413.34
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,241.51
|
|
pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$6.89
NZ$11.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.94
€3.68
|
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
$23.82
NZ$40.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.17
€44.06
|
$41.36
NZ$69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$12.54
NZ$21.07
|
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pay 8.3% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Wellington
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.61
€70.63
|
$78.58
NZ$132.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.58
€36.97
|
$47.12
NZ$79.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.51
€100.43
|
$107.54
NZ$180.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.74
€116.52
|
$127.08
NZ$213.59
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