Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 65.3% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 2.7% more for restaurants
Victoria
|
Wellington
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.80
|
$13.79
NZ$23.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
$9.40
NZ$15.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR51.01
|
$2.59
NZ$4.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.84
|
$2.33
NZ$3.88
|
|
pay 23.5% more for groceries
Victoria
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.26
|
$5.07
NZ$8.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.25
|
$7.36
NZ$12.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.27
|
$4.65
NZ$7.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.69
|
$4.79
NZ$7.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
$1.41
NZ$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
$1.42
NZ$2.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.74
|
$2.62
NZ$4.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.30
|
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.35
|
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
|
pay 76.9% more for transportation
Victoria
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
$6.96
NZ$11.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.66
|
$95.46
NZ$159.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,424.37
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,513.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.77
|
$16.89
NZ$28.17
|
|
pay 33.7% more for housing
Victoria
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.96
|
$57.53
NZ$95.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,361.34
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,652.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,488.63
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,334.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,349.42
|
$133.18
NZ$222.12
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Victoria
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,537.61
|
$833.64
NZ$1,390.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,895.12
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,077.14
|
|
pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
$6.89
NZ$11.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.46
|
$3.40
NZ$5.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR157.00
|
$23.82
NZ$39.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,238.14
|
$41.36
NZ$68.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.55
|
$12.54
NZ$20.91
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR815.51
|
$78.58
NZ$131.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,130.15
|
$47.12
NZ$78.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,308.54
|
$107.54
NZ$179.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.49
|
$127.08
NZ$211.93
|
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