Cost of living comparison

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Wellington vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 18.1% more expensive than Stockholm.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% less in Wellington
Groceries: pay 10.7% less in Wellington
Transportation: pay 11.2% less in Wellington
Housing: pay 11.4% less in Wellington
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.6% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 16.6% less in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.2% less for restaurants

	Stockholm	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.93 SEK159.12	$14.42 NZ$24.97	-14.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.64 SEK109.39	$9.23 NZ$15.98	-20.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20 SEK30.04	$2.46 NZ$4.26	-23.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 SEK23.93	$1.98 NZ$3.42	-22.3%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 10.7% less for groceries

	Stockholm	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$3.44 SEK32.34	$1.98 NZ$3.42	-42.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.66 SEK62.58	$4.02 NZ$6.96	-39.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 SEK63.49	$6.79 NZ$11.75	+0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 SEK44.20	$6.77 NZ$11.73	+44.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.13 SEK57.61	$4.77 NZ$8.26	-22.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 SEK14.96	$1.36 NZ$2.36	-14.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 SEK12.61	$1.01 NZ$1.75	-24.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.53 SEK14.41	$1.33 NZ$2.30	-13.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.08 SEK19.52	$2.32 NZ$4.01	+11.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 SEK8.28	$0.90 NZ$1.55	+1.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 SEK7.91	$0.68 NZ$1.17	-19.5%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 11.2% less for transportation

	Stockholm	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.94 SEK65.21	$6.14 NZ$10.63	-11.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$112.14 SEK1,054.16	$109.62 NZ$189.75	-2.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.39 SEK317,740.59	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	-7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.94 SEK178.01	$14.55 NZ$25.19	-23.1%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 11.4% less for housing

	Stockholm	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.55 SEK418.82	$48.75 NZ$84.39	+9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.17 SEK14,760.37	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	-21.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,035.21 SEK9,731.53	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	+6.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.26 SEK1,722.77	$109.37 NZ$189.31	-40.3%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Stockholm	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$161.61 SEK1,519.19	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	+375.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,445.56 SEK145,196.01	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	-20.9%
Average			+177.3%

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pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Stockholm	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.36 SEK78.56	$6.63 NZ$11.48	-20.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.17 SEK48.56	$3.54 NZ$6.13	-31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.04 SEK75.58	$25.67 NZ$44.44	+219.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.65 SEK457.32	$34.12 NZ$59.06	-29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.04 SEK179.01	$11.54 NZ$19.97	-39.4%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 16.6% less for clothing

	Stockholm	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.97 SEK949.20	$69.31 NZ$119.97	-31.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.01 SEK441.89	$46.64 NZ$80.73	-0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.10 SEK1,157.18	$113.30 NZ$196.13	-8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$197.83 SEK1,859.70	$146.23 NZ$253.12	-26.1%
Average			-16.6%

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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: December 2025

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