Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 44.7% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 11.9% more for restaurants
Madrid
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$13.79
NZ$23.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
$9.40
NZ$15.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.33
|
$2.59
NZ$4.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$2.33
NZ$3.88
|
|
pay 53.2% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.46
|
$5.07
NZ$8.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.60
|
$7.36
NZ$12.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.47
|
$4.65
NZ$7.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.45
|
$4.79
NZ$7.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$1.41
NZ$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.42
NZ$2.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$2.62
NZ$4.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
|
pay 19.8% more for transportation
Madrid
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.85
|
$6.96
NZ$11.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€54.68
|
$95.46
NZ$159.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,504.32
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,513.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.56
|
$16.89
NZ$28.17
|
|
pay 47.9% more for housing
Madrid
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.48
|
$57.53
NZ$95.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,008.14
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,652.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€751.76
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,334.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€115.18
|
$133.18
NZ$222.12
|
|
pay 45.2% more for childcare
Madrid
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€487.62
|
$833.64
NZ$1,390.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,748.33
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,077.14
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.04
|
$6.89
NZ$11.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.00
|
$3.40
NZ$5.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
$23.82
NZ$39.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.41
|
$41.36
NZ$68.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.11
|
$12.54
NZ$20.91
|
|
pay 31.5% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.12
|
$78.58
NZ$131.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.25
|
$47.12
NZ$78.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€70.80
|
$107.54
NZ$179.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€86.76
|
$127.08
NZ$211.93
|
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