Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.5 times more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Quito, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Quito
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
|
$13.79
NZ$23.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
|
$9.40
NZ$15.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
|
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
|
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Quito
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
|
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$7.36
NZ$12.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Quito
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$6.96
NZ$11.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.50
|
$95.46
NZ$160.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,928.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$16.89
NZ$28.42
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Quito
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
|
$57.53
NZ$96.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.75
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,675.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.88
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,355.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.49
|
$133.18
NZ$224.10
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Quito
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.31
|
$833.64
NZ$1,402.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,961.11
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,265.11
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$6.89
NZ$11.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.75
|
$23.82
NZ$40.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.46
|
$41.36
NZ$69.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$12.54
NZ$21.09
|
|
pay 26.1% more for clothing
Quito
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
|
$78.58
NZ$132.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.71
|
$47.12
NZ$79.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.31
|
$107.54
NZ$180.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.25
|
$127.08
NZ$213.82
|
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