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Wellington vs. Rancho Cucamonga Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 2.8% cheaper than Rancho Cucamonga.

Restaurants: pay 22.9% less in Wellington
Groceries: pay 13.1% less in Wellington
Transportation: pay 38.7% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 40.8% less in Wellington
Childcare: pay 36.3% less in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.2% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 34.8% more in Wellington

The cost of transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Wellington are more expensive than in Rancho Cucamonga. Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Rancho Cucamonga Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Rancho Cucamonga, you would:

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pay 22.9% less for restaurants

	Rancho Cucamonga	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.50	$14.42 NZ$25.15	-35.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.00	$9.23 NZ$16.10	-38.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.65	$2.46 NZ$4.29	-7.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20	$1.98 NZ$3.45	-10.1%
Average			-22.9%

Rancho Cucamonga vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.1% less for groceries

	Rancho Cucamonga	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$4.13	$1.98 NZ$3.45	-52.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32	$4.02 NZ$7.02	-24.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.28	$6.79 NZ$11.84	+58.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.50	$6.77 NZ$11.81	+50.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.00	$4.77 NZ$8.32	-4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37	$1.36 NZ$2.37	-42.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87	$1.01 NZ$1.77	+16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.36	$1.33 NZ$2.32	-43.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.53	$2.32 NZ$4.04	-8.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51	$0.90 NZ$1.56	-40.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46	$0.68 NZ$1.18	-53.6%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 38.7% more for transportation

	Rancho Cucamonga	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74	$6.14 NZ$10.71	+29.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00	$109.62 NZ$191.17	+82.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00	$31,154.21 NZ$54,332.45	+3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.55 NZ$25.38
Average			+38.7%

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pay 40.8% less for housing

	Rancho Cucamonga	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.33	$48.75 NZ$85.02	-21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,466.67	$1,240.57 NZ$2,163.54	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,900.00	$1,099.37 NZ$1,917.29	-42.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$216.33	$109.37 NZ$190.73	-49.4%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 36.3% less for childcare

	Rancho Cucamonga	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,206.00	$768.47 NZ$1,340.20	-36.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$12,211.68 NZ$21,296.98
Average			-36.3%

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pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Rancho Cucamonga	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50	$6.63 NZ$11.57	-11.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.83	$3.54 NZ$6.17	-39.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.00	$25.67 NZ$44.77	+133.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.00	$34.12 NZ$59.51	+48.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.50	$11.54 NZ$20.12	-30.1%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 34.8% more for clothing

	Rancho Cucamonga	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.33	$69.31 NZ$120.87	+30.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00	$46.64 NZ$81.33	+55.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.33	$113.30 NZ$197.60	+10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.25	$146.23 NZ$255.02	+43.0%
Average			+34.8%

Rancho Cucamonga vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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