Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 37.1% more expensive than Vienna.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$13.79
NZ$23.20
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$9.40
NZ$15.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.78
|
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.19
|
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
|
pay 20.8% more for groceries
Vienna
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.11
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.61
|
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.29
|
$7.36
NZ$12.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.87
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.92
|
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.05
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.52
|
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 18.7% more for transportation
Vienna
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€7.01
|
$6.96
NZ$11.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€46.42
|
$95.46
NZ$160.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,820.52
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,928.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.41
|
$16.89
NZ$28.42
|
|
pay 53.6% more for housing
Vienna
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.58
|
$57.53
NZ$96.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€861.42
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,675.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€671.04
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,355.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€180.84
|
$133.18
NZ$224.10
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Vienna
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€258.36
|
$833.64
NZ$1,402.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€12,137.58
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,265.11
|
|
pay 64.6% more for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Wellington
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$6.89
NZ$11.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.75
|
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$23.82
NZ$40.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.72
|
$41.36
NZ$69.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.35
|
$12.54
NZ$21.09
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
Vienna
|
Wellington
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€88.47
|
$78.58
NZ$132.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.64
|
$47.12
NZ$79.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€84.77
|
$107.54
NZ$180.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€109.17
|
$127.08
NZ$213.82
|
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