Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 44.8% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Rome, you would:
pay 19.5% more for restaurants
Rome
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.15
|
$15.16
NZ$24.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
$9.09
NZ$14.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€2.07
|
$2.49
NZ$4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$2.16
NZ$3.55
|
|
pay 36.4% more for groceries
Rome
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
$2.13
NZ$3.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.46
|
$4.53
NZ$7.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.94
|
$7.33
NZ$12.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
$6.98
NZ$11.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.75
|
$5.27
NZ$8.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$1.44
NZ$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.15
NZ$1.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$1.48
NZ$2.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$2.61
NZ$4.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$1.09
NZ$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.93
NZ$1.53
|
|
pay 50.3% more for transportation
Rome
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.94
|
$6.60
NZ$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€35.36
|
$115.94
NZ$190.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€24,952.76
|
$30,007.11
NZ$49,272.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.67
|
$16.83
NZ$27.63
|
|
pay 46.8% more for housing
Rome
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€28.03
|
$57.37
NZ$94.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,093.22
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,490.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€673.28
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,252.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€163.92
|
$134.66
NZ$221.12
|
|
pay 40.8% more for childcare
Rome
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€482.11
|
$777.00
NZ$1,275.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€9,154.27
|
$12,897.92
NZ$21,178.85
|
|
pay 77.6% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.05
|
$7.28
NZ$11.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$3.39
NZ$5.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
$23.83
NZ$39.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€58.03
|
$38.32
NZ$62.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.10
|
$12.13
NZ$19.91
|
|
pay 42.2% more for clothing
Rome
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€62.79
|
$80.07
NZ$131.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€28.89
|
$53.09
NZ$87.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€75.65
|
$124.73
NZ$204.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€96.45
|
$129.08
NZ$211.95
|
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