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Wellington vs. Sopot Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 55.1% more expensive than Sopot.

Restaurants: pay 17.8% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 69.0% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 68.3% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 31.2% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 78.7% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.5% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 23.4% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Sopot Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.8% more for restaurants

	Sopot	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.73	$14.42 NZ$24.97	+31.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.20 PLN29.80	$9.23 NZ$15.98	+12.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 PLN7.57	$2.46 NZ$4.26	+18.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 PLN6.62	$1.98 NZ$3.42	+8.5%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 69.0% more for groceries

	Sopot	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 PLN4.85	$1.98 NZ$3.42	+48.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 PLN17.38	$4.02 NZ$6.96	-15.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.78 PLN13.72	$6.79 NZ$11.75	+79.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.34 PLN12.12	$6.77 NZ$11.73	+103.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 PLN10.94	$4.77 NZ$8.26	+58.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 PLN1.92	$1.36 NZ$2.36	+157.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN2.98	$1.01 NZ$1.75	+23.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 PLN2.85	$1.33 NZ$2.30	+69.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 PLN4.27	$2.32 NZ$4.01	+97.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PLN1.53	$0.90 NZ$1.55	+112.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.97	$0.68 NZ$1.17	+25.3%
Average			+69.0%

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pay 68.3% more for transportation

	Sopot	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.57 PLN23.88	$6.14 NZ$10.63	-6.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.54 PLN118.19	$109.62 NZ$189.75	+236.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,186.94	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	-5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.84 PLN35.76	$14.55 NZ$25.19	+47.9%
Average			+68.3%

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pay 31.2% more for housing

	Sopot	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.25 PLN69.95	$48.75 NZ$84.39	+153.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,002.52 PLN3,641.82	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	+23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,103.63 PLN4,009.13	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	-0.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$226.16 PLN821.55	$109.37 NZ$189.31	-51.6%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 78.7% more for childcare

	Sopot	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$382.78 PLN1,390.51	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	+100.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,797.76 PLN28,326.76	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	+56.6%
Average			+78.7%

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pay 97.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Sopot	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.83 PLN13.91	$6.63 NZ$11.48	+73.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.17 PLN15.15	$3.54 NZ$6.13	-15.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.47 PLN19.86	$25.67 NZ$44.44	+369.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.59 PLN136.57	$34.12 NZ$59.06	-9.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.84 PLN24.83	$11.54 NZ$19.97	+68.8%
Average			+97.5%

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pay 23.4% more for clothing

	Sopot	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.04 PLN301.65	$69.31 NZ$119.97	-16.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.44 PLN146.90	$46.64 NZ$80.73	+15.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.36 PLN320.97	$113.30 NZ$196.13	+28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.83 PLN319.07	$146.23 NZ$253.12	+66.5%
Average			+23.4%

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