Cost of living comparison

United States

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New Zealand

Wellington vs. Saint Cloud Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 21.3% more expensive than Saint Cloud.

Restaurants: pay 8.6% less in Wellington
Groceries: pay 7.8% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 92.7% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 45.5% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 55.5% less in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.5% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 36.9% more in Wellington

The cost of transportation, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Wellington are more expensive than in Saint Cloud. Expenses including childcare and restaurants are lower in Wellington. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Saint Cloud Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Saint Cloud, you would:

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pay 8.6% less for restaurants

	Saint Cloud	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.50	$14.42 NZ$24.74	-17.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.50	$9.23 NZ$15.83	+8.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88	$2.46 NZ$4.22	-14.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.21	$1.98 NZ$3.39	-10.7%
Average			-8.6%

Saint Cloud vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.8% more for groceries

	Saint Cloud	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.44	$1.98 NZ$3.39	-19.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.20	$4.02 NZ$6.90	-22.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.51	$6.79 NZ$11.64	+93.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.74	$6.77 NZ$11.62	+81.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.50	$4.77 NZ$8.18	+36.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56	$1.36 NZ$2.33	-12.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66	$1.01 NZ$1.74	+54.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.88	$1.33 NZ$2.28	-29.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.80	$2.32 NZ$3.97	-17.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23	$0.90 NZ$1.54	-26.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.42	$0.68 NZ$1.16	-52.1%
Average			+7.8%

Saint Cloud vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 92.7% more for transportation

	Saint Cloud	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.03	$6.14 NZ$10.53	+102.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00	$109.62 NZ$187.99	+82.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$31,154.21 NZ$53,428.60
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.55 NZ$24.96
Average			+92.7%

Saint Cloud vs. Wellington - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.5% more for housing

	Saint Cloud	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.00	$48.75 NZ$83.61	-0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00	$1,240.57 NZ$2,127.55	+77.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$650.00	$1,099.37 NZ$1,885.39	+69.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.29	$109.37 NZ$187.56	+36.2%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 55.5% less for childcare

	Saint Cloud	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,725.00	$768.47 NZ$1,317.91	-55.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$12,211.68 NZ$20,942.69
Average			-55.5%

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pay 30.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Cloud	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.50	$6.63 NZ$11.38	+20.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.67	$3.54 NZ$6.07	-24.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.50	$25.67 NZ$44.03	+123.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.00	$34.12 NZ$58.52	+36.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$11.54 NZ$19.79	-3.8%
Average			+30.5%

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pay 36.9% more for clothing

	Saint Cloud	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.50	$69.31 NZ$118.86	+20.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00	$46.64 NZ$79.98	-6.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.00	$113.30 NZ$194.31	+51.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00	$146.23 NZ$250.78	+82.8%
Average			+36.9%

Saint Cloud 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: June 2026

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