Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.8 times more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Peru, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Peru
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.33
|
$15.16
NZ$24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
$9.09
NZ$14.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
$2.49
NZ$4.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
$2.16
NZ$3.57
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
$2.13
NZ$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.84
|
$4.53
NZ$7.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.63
|
$7.33
NZ$12.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
$6.98
NZ$11.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.57
|
$5.27
NZ$8.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
$1.44
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$1.15
NZ$1.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$1.48
NZ$2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
$2.61
NZ$4.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$1.09
NZ$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
$0.93
NZ$1.54
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Peru
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.23
|
$6.60
NZ$10.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN67.02
|
$115.94
NZ$191.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN75,752.88
|
$30,007.11
NZ$49,459.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN58.08
|
$16.83
NZ$27.73
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Peru
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN110.75
|
$57.37
NZ$94.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,273.02
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,499.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN928.52
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,261.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN163.03
|
$134.66
NZ$221.96
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN730.64
|
$777.00
NZ$1,280.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN21,062.98
|
$12,897.92
NZ$21,259.13
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
$7.28
NZ$11.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
$3.39
NZ$5.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.26
|
$23.83
NZ$39.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN121.04
|
$38.32
NZ$63.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.28
|
$12.13
NZ$19.99
|
|
pay 90.8% more for clothing
Peru
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN169.99
|
$80.07
NZ$131.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN88.28
|
$53.09
NZ$87.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN264.28
|
$124.73
NZ$205.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN268.20
|
$129.08
NZ$212.75
|
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