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Wellington vs. Poznan Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 55.2% more expensive than Poznan.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 68.5% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 60.3% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 57.6% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 69.0% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.6% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 15.8% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Poznan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.9% more for restaurants

	Poznan	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.43	$14.42 NZ$24.85	+31.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.20 PLN29.57	$9.23 NZ$15.90	+12.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 PLN7.25	$2.46 NZ$4.24	+22.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 PLN6.10	$1.98 NZ$3.41	+16.8%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 68.5% more for groceries

	Poznan	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 PLN4.84	$1.98 NZ$3.41	+47.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.03 PLN18.14	$4.02 NZ$6.93	-20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.78 PLN13.62	$6.79 NZ$11.70	+79.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.34 PLN12.03	$6.77 NZ$11.67	+103.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 PLN10.86	$4.77 NZ$8.22	+58.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 PLN1.91	$1.36 NZ$2.35	+157.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN2.96	$1.01 NZ$1.74	+23.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 PLN2.83	$1.33 NZ$2.29	+69.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 PLN4.23	$2.32 NZ$3.99	+97.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PLN1.52	$0.90 NZ$1.54	+112.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.95	$0.68 NZ$1.17	+25.3%
Average			+68.5%

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pay 60.3% more for transportation

	Poznan	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.57 PLN23.70	$6.14 NZ$10.58	-6.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.54 PLN128.14	$109.62 NZ$188.86	+208.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,064.62 PLN122,804.37	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	-8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.84 PLN35.48	$14.55 NZ$25.07	+47.9%
Average			+60.3%

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pay 57.6% more for housing

	Poznan	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.20 PLN65.60	$48.75 NZ$83.99	+167.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$819.59 PLN2,954.67	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	+51.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$698.07 PLN2,516.56	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	+57.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$203.92 PLN735.12	$109.37 NZ$188.43	-46.4%
Average			+57.6%

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pay 69.0% more for childcare

	Poznan	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$423.79 PLN1,527.79	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	+81.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,797.76 PLN28,111.25	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	+56.6%
Average			+69.0%

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pay 94.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Poznan	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 PLN12.81	$6.63 NZ$11.43	+86.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 PLN13.29	$3.54 NZ$6.10	-3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.47 PLN19.71	$25.67 NZ$44.23	+369.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.56 PLN153.44	$34.12 NZ$58.79	-19.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.20 PLN29.57	$11.54 NZ$19.88	+40.7%
Average			+94.6%

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pay 15.8% more for clothing

	Poznan	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$92.54 PLN333.61	$69.31 NZ$119.42	-25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.44 PLN145.78	$46.64 NZ$80.35	+15.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.54 PLN333.61	$113.30 NZ$195.21	+22.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.06 PLN349.91	$146.23 NZ$251.95	+50.7%
Average			+15.8%

Poznan vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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