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Wellington vs. Sundsvall Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 77.1% more expensive than Sundsvall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9% less in Wellington
Groceries: pay 11.1% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 11.9% less in Wellington
Housing: pay 61.5% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.7% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 21.4% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Sundsvall Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9% less for restaurants

	Sundsvall	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.69 SEK119.98	$14.42 NZ$25.15	+13.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.06 SEK104.48	$9.23 NZ$16.10	-16.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.51 SEK23.75	$2.46 NZ$4.29	-2.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.12 SEK20.00	$1.98 NZ$3.45	-6.5%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 11.1% more for groceries

	Sundsvall	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$3.17 SEK30.00	$1.98 NZ$3.45	-37.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.97 SEK46.99	$4.02 NZ$7.02	-19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.81 SEK54.88	$6.79 NZ$11.84	+16.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.51 SEK33.19	$6.77 NZ$11.81	+92.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.71 SEK44.52	$4.77 NZ$8.32	+1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 SEK12.24	$1.36 NZ$2.37	+5.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 SEK10.61	$1.01 NZ$1.77	-9.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SEK11.16	$1.33 NZ$2.32	+12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 SEK17.69	$2.32 NZ$4.04	+23.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 SEK6.35	$0.90 NZ$1.56	+33.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 SEK6.24	$0.68 NZ$1.18	+2.8%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 11.9% less for transportation

	Sundsvall	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.31 SEK69.08	$6.14 NZ$10.71	-16.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.98 SEK859.86	$109.62 NZ$191.17	+20.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,923.94 SEK254,458.19	$31,154.21 NZ$54,332.45	+15.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$45.49 SEK429.93	$14.55 NZ$25.38	-68.0%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 61.5% more for housing

	Sundsvall	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.77 SEK243.56	$48.75 NZ$85.02	+89.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.87 SEK6,623.91	$1,240.57 NZ$2,163.54	+77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$634.75 SEK5,999.01	$1,099.37 NZ$1,917.29	+73.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.47 SEK968.47	$109.37 NZ$190.73	+6.7%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Sundsvall	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.58 SEK1,366.44	$768.47 NZ$1,340.20	+431.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$12,211.68 NZ$21,296.98
Average			+431.5%

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pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Sundsvall	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.99 SEK84.99	$6.63 NZ$11.57	-26.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.50 SEK42.49	$3.54 NZ$6.17	-21.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.83 SEK73.99	$25.67 NZ$44.77	+227.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.16 SEK407.93	$34.12 NZ$59.51	-20.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.75 SEK129.98	$11.54 NZ$20.12	-16.1%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 21.4% more for clothing

	Sundsvall	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.67 SEK894.69	$69.31 NZ$120.87	-26.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.31 SEK286.45	$46.64 NZ$81.33	+53.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.67 SEK724.63	$113.30 NZ$197.60	+47.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.24 SEK1,249.79	$146.23 NZ$255.02	+10.6%
Average			+21.4%

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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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