Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 13.4% more expensive than United States.
If you lived in Wellington instead of United States, you would:
pay 5.9% more for restaurants
United States
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$13.79
NZ$23.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$9.40
NZ$15.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$2.59
NZ$4.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$2.33
NZ$3.88
|
|
pay 1.1% more for groceries
United States
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$5.07
NZ$8.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$7.36
NZ$12.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$4.65
NZ$7.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$4.79
NZ$7.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.41
NZ$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$1.42
NZ$2.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$2.62
NZ$4.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
|
pay 37.7% more for transportation
United States
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$6.96
NZ$11.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$95.46
NZ$159.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,513.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$16.89
NZ$28.17
|
|
pay 2.4% less for housing
United States
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$57.53
NZ$95.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,652.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,334.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$133.18
NZ$222.12
|
|
pay 23.7% less for childcare
United States
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$833.64
NZ$1,390.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,077.14
|
|
pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$6.89
NZ$11.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$3.40
NZ$5.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$23.82
NZ$39.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$41.36
NZ$68.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$12.54
NZ$20.91
|
|
pay 38.1% more for clothing
United States
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$78.58
NZ$131.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$47.12
NZ$78.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$107.54
NZ$179.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$127.08
NZ$211.93
|
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