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Wellington vs. Piestany Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 87.9% more expensive than Piestany.

Restaurants: pay 55.6% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 47.2% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 10.2% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 97.1% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Piestany Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Piestany, you would:

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pay 55.6% more for restaurants

	Piestany	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.59 €6.54	$14.42 NZ$24.46	+90.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18 €7.04	$9.23 NZ$15.65	+12.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 €1.41	$2.46 NZ$4.17	+50.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 €1.01	$1.98 NZ$3.35	+69.3%
Average			+55.6%

Piestany vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.2% more for groceries

	Piestany	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 €0.87	$1.98 NZ$3.35	+95.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.12 €5.27	$4.02 NZ$6.82	-34.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 €3.43	$6.79 NZ$11.51	+70.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.92 €2.51	$6.77 NZ$11.49	+132.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.18 €2.74	$4.77 NZ$8.09	+50.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.77	$1.36 NZ$2.31	+52.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 €0.59	$1.01 NZ$1.72	+47.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.83	$1.33 NZ$2.26	+37.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 €1.66	$2.32 NZ$3.93	+19.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.49	$0.90 NZ$1.52	+58.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.65	$0.68 NZ$1.15	-10.0%
Average			+47.2%

Piestany vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.2% more for transportation

	Piestany	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.76 €5.82	$6.14 NZ$10.41	-9.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$109.62 NZ$185.87
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,695.77 €22,119.10	$31,154.21 NZ$52,826.14	+21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.26 €10.56	$14.55 NZ$24.68	+18.7%
Average			+10.2%

Piestany vs. Wellington - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Piestany	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.35 €14.08	$48.75 NZ$82.66	+198.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$467.20 €402.17	$1,240.57 NZ$2,103.56	+165.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$408.80 €351.89	$1,099.37 NZ$1,864.13	+168.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.01 €147.21	$109.37 NZ$185.45	-36.0%
Average			+124.1%

Piestany vs. Wellington - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Piestany	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$346.50 €298.27	$768.47 NZ$1,303.04	+121.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$12,211.68 NZ$20,706.54
Average			+121.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Piestany	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 €1.26	$6.63 NZ$11.25	+354.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 €1.87	$3.54 NZ$6.00	+63.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.55 €4.78	$25.67 NZ$43.53	+362.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.55 €39.21	$34.12 NZ$57.86	-25.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.18 €7.04	$11.54 NZ$19.57	+41.1%
Average			+159.2%

Piestany vs. Wellington - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 97.1% more for clothing

	Piestany	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.72 €40.22	$69.31 NZ$117.52	+48.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.04 €30.16	$46.64 NZ$79.08	+33.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.40 €50.27	$113.30 NZ$192.12	+94.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.72 €40.22	$146.23 NZ$247.95	+213.0%
Average			+97.1%

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