Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 0.2% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Paris, you would:
pay 16.6% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Wellington
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.19
|
$13.79
NZ$23.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
$9.40
NZ$15.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.04
|
$2.59
NZ$4.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.48
|
$2.33
NZ$3.88
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
Paris
|
Wellington
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.10
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€8.92
|
$5.07
NZ$8.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.37
|
$7.36
NZ$12.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.42
|
$4.65
NZ$7.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.90
|
$4.79
NZ$7.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.51
|
$1.41
NZ$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.37
|
$1.42
NZ$2.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.72
|
$2.62
NZ$4.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
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pay 4.8% less for transportation
Paris
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.55
|
$6.96
NZ$11.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€85.05
|
$95.46
NZ$159.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,275.84
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,513.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.16
|
$16.89
NZ$28.17
|
|
pay 25.1% more for housing
Paris
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.02
|
$57.53
NZ$95.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,324.62
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,652.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€955.84
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,334.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€156.26
|
$133.18
NZ$222.12
|
|
pay 14.8% less for childcare
Paris
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€764.47
|
$833.64
NZ$1,390.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,634.55
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,077.14
|
|
pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.08
|
$6.89
NZ$11.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.86
|
$3.40
NZ$5.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.63
|
$23.82
NZ$39.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.16
|
$41.36
NZ$68.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$12.54
NZ$20.91
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
Paris
|
Wellington
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€101.73
|
$78.58
NZ$131.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€38.67
|
$47.12
NZ$78.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€93.09
|
$107.54
NZ$179.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€131.90
|
$127.08
NZ$211.93
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