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Wellington vs. Moji Das Cruzes Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 2.4 times more expensive than Moji Das Cruzes.

Restaurants: pay 89.4% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 81.1% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 61.1% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 76.3% more in Wellington

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Wellington are more expensive than in Moji Das Cruzes. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Moji Das Cruzes Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Moji Das Cruzes, you would:

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pay 89.4% more for restaurants

	Moji Das Cruzes	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.45 R$40.54	$14.42 NZ$24.97	+93.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 R$40.54	$9.23 NZ$15.98	+23.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 R$6.33	$2.46 NZ$4.26	+111.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 R$4.70	$1.98 NZ$3.42	+128.9%
Average			+89.4%

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pay 81.1% more for groceries

	Moji Das Cruzes	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 R$8.87	$1.98 NZ$3.42	+21.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.96 R$21.53	$4.02 NZ$6.96	+1.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.56 R$19.37	$6.79 NZ$11.75	+90.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 R$12.94	$6.77 NZ$11.73	+184.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 R$10.82	$4.77 NZ$8.26	+139.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 R$5.39	$1.36 NZ$2.36	+37.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.33	$1.01 NZ$1.75	+65.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 R$3.75	$1.33 NZ$2.30	+93.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 R$4.18	$2.32 NZ$4.01	+201.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.31	$0.90 NZ$1.55	+47.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 R$3.37	$0.68 NZ$1.17	+9.4%
Average			+81.1%

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pay 61.1% more for transportation

	Moji Das Cruzes	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 R$22.49	$6.14 NZ$10.63	+48.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.19 R$430.77	$109.62 NZ$189.75	+38.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,174.19 R$120,614.28	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	+40.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.70 R$36.45	$14.55 NZ$25.19	+117.2%
Average			+61.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Moji Das Cruzes	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.83 R$124.21	$48.75 NZ$84.39	+113.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$372.68 R$2,027.13	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	+232.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.30 R$1,486.56	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	+302.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.38 R$219.66	$109.37 NZ$189.31	+170.8%
Average			+204.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Moji Das Cruzes	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.03 R$1,283.85	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	+225.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,590.13 R$30,406.96	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	+118.5%
Average			+172.1%

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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moji Das Cruzes	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 R$11.15	$6.63 NZ$11.48	+223.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.21 R$6.59	$3.54 NZ$6.13	+192.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.33 R$12.67	$25.67 NZ$44.44	+1002.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.42 R$154.57	$34.12 NZ$59.06	+20.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.45 R$40.54	$11.54 NZ$19.97	+54.8%
Average			+298.6%

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pay 76.3% more for clothing

	Moji Das Cruzes	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.27 R$202.71	$69.31 NZ$119.97	+86.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.06 R$168.93	$46.64 NZ$80.73	+50.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.22 R$425.49	$113.30 NZ$196.13	+44.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.22 R$354.75	$146.23 NZ$253.12	+124.2%
Average			+76.3%

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