Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 43.2% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Wellington
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,160
|
$13.79
NZ$23.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥812
|
$9.40
NZ$15.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥198
|
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥135
|
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥242
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,092
|
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥837
|
$7.36
NZ$12.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥313
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥583
|
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥506
|
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥233
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥510
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥346
|
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥351
|
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥274
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 15.1% more for transportation
Tokyo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥731
|
$6.96
NZ$11.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,598
|
$95.46
NZ$160.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,305,466
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,928.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,407
|
$16.89
NZ$28.42
|
|
pay 52.4% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,365
|
$57.53
NZ$96.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥172,982
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,675.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥102,928
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,355.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,300
|
$133.18
NZ$224.10
|
|
pay 4.7% more for childcare
Tokyo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥94,442
|
$833.64
NZ$1,402.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,609,579
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,265.11
|
|
pay 87.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥638
|
$6.89
NZ$11.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥543
|
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥696
|
$23.82
NZ$40.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,159
|
$41.36
NZ$69.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,088
|
$12.54
NZ$21.09
|
|
pay 40.2% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Wellington
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,688
|
$78.58
NZ$132.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,146
|
$47.12
NZ$79.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,030
|
$107.54
NZ$180.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,895
|
$127.08
NZ$213.82
|
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