Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 55.6% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 12.0% more for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.41
kr135.48
|
$13.79
NZ$23.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
kr93.79
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
kr24.95
|
$2.59
NZ$4.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr22.21
|
$2.33
NZ$3.95
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
Stockholm
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
kr30.73
|
$2.13
NZ$3.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
kr54.99
|
$5.07
NZ$8.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
kr61.22
|
$7.36
NZ$12.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
kr42.52
|
$4.65
NZ$7.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
kr58.83
|
$4.79
NZ$8.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
kr14.92
|
$1.41
NZ$2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
kr12.99
|
$1.08
NZ$1.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.51
|
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
kr20.33
|
$2.62
NZ$4.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
kr7.03
|
$1.04
NZ$1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
kr6.75
|
$0.92
NZ$1.57
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
kr86.51
|
$6.96
NZ$11.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.63
kr1,010.88
|
$95.46
NZ$162.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,647.00
kr312,643.35
|
$27,889.45
NZ$47,366.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.46
kr332.44
|
$16.89
NZ$28.69
|
|
pay 40.7% more for housing
Stockholm
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.68
kr356.65
|
$57.53
NZ$97.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.54
kr15,787.00
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,700.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,036.91
kr11,316.48
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,377.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.97
kr1,025.58
|
$133.18
NZ$226.20
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$134.04
kr1,462.86
|
$833.64
NZ$1,415.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,355.38
kr91,187.65
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,463.74
|
|
pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
kr78.16
|
$6.89
NZ$11.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
kr42.73
|
$3.40
NZ$5.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.68
kr72.95
|
$23.82
NZ$40.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.67
kr487.56
|
$41.36
NZ$70.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.32
kr156.32
|
$12.54
NZ$21.29
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Stockholm
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.80
kr936.38
|
$78.58
NZ$133.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
kr437.70
|
$47.12
NZ$80.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
kr1,068.19
|
$107.54
NZ$182.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
kr1,420.40
|
$127.08
NZ$215.82
|
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