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Wellington vs. Piatra Neamt Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 98.1% more expensive than Piatra Neamt.

Restaurants: pay 47.3% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 30.1% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 4.7 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 45.2% less in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 44.2% more in Wellington

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Wellington are more expensive than in Piatra Neamt. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Piatra Neamt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Piatra Neamt, you would:

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pay 47.3% more for restaurants

	Piatra Neamt	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.20 RON39.90	$14.42 NZ$24.85	+56.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 RON34.91	$9.23 NZ$15.90	+14.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON6.98	$2.46 NZ$4.24	+52.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 RON5.19	$1.98 NZ$3.41	+65.3%
Average			+47.3%

Piatra Neamt vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Piatra Neamt	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 RON4.99	$1.98 NZ$3.41	+71.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.27 RON5.49	$4.02 NZ$6.93	+218.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 RON26.64	$6.79 NZ$11.70	+10.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.04 RON13.17	$6.77 NZ$11.67	+123.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.18 RON13.80	$4.77 NZ$8.22	+50.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 RON1.96	$1.36 NZ$2.35	+201.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 RON2.64	$1.01 NZ$1.74	+66.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 RON2.94	$1.33 NZ$2.29	+96.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 RON3.85	$2.32 NZ$3.99	+161.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.81	$0.90 NZ$1.54	+114.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 RON1.76	$0.68 NZ$1.17	+66.6%
Average			+107.2%

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pay 30.1% more for transportation

	Piatra Neamt	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.87 RON25.47	$6.14 NZ$10.58	+4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$109.62 NZ$188.86
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,327.85 RON122,826.72	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	+10.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.28 RON35.91	$14.55 NZ$25.07	+75.7%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 4.7 times more for housing

	Piatra Neamt	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.75 RON24.94	$48.75 NZ$83.99	+747.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$345.07 RON1,496.17	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	+259.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.04 RON897.70	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	+431.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.96 RON381.38	$109.37 NZ$188.43	+24.3%
Average			+365.6%

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pay 45.2% less for childcare

	Piatra Neamt	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,401.10 RON6,075.02	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	-45.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13
Average			-45.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Piatra Neamt	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.07 RON8.98	$6.63 NZ$11.43	+220.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.35 RON10.17	$3.54 NZ$6.10	+50.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.15 RON26.68	$25.67 NZ$44.23	+317.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.51 RON149.62	$34.12 NZ$58.79	-1.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.75 RON24.94	$11.54 NZ$19.88	+100.6%
Average			+137.6%

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pay 44.2% more for clothing

	Piatra Neamt	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.89 RON311.70	$69.31 NZ$119.42	-3.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.21 RON139.64	$46.64 NZ$80.35	+44.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.61 RON319.18	$113.30 NZ$195.21	+53.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.52 RON349.11	$146.23 NZ$251.95	+81.6%
Average			+44.2%

Piatra Neamt vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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