Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 85.0% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 51.2% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
zł37.73
|
$13.79
NZ$23.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
zł27.59
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
zł6.51
|
$2.59
NZ$4.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
zł5.95
|
$2.33
NZ$3.95
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
zł4.21
|
$2.13
NZ$3.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
zł17.03
|
$5.07
NZ$8.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
zł14.49
|
$7.36
NZ$12.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
zł11.21
|
$4.65
NZ$7.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
zł10.46
|
$4.79
NZ$8.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
zł1.67
|
$1.41
NZ$2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
zł2.68
|
$1.08
NZ$1.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
zł3.00
|
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
zł5.43
|
$2.62
NZ$4.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.49
|
$1.04
NZ$1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
zł1.57
|
$0.92
NZ$1.57
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
zł25.04
|
$6.96
NZ$11.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
zł103.75
|
$95.46
NZ$162.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
zł101,290.05
|
$27,889.45
NZ$47,366.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
zł30.18
|
$16.89
NZ$28.69
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Warsaw
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
zł56.06
|
$57.53
NZ$97.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
zł3,593.00
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,700.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
zł2,782.31
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,377.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
zł804.87
|
$133.18
NZ$226.20
|
|
pay 50.7% more for childcare
Warsaw
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
zł1,789.64
|
$833.64
NZ$1,415.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
zł45,275.33
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,463.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
zł13.20
|
$6.89
NZ$11.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
zł12.76
|
$3.40
NZ$5.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
zł16.98
|
$23.82
NZ$40.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
zł137.46
|
$41.36
NZ$70.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
zł28.29
|
$12.54
NZ$21.29
|
|
pay 25.2% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Wellington
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
zł314.73
|
$78.58
NZ$133.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
zł137.31
|
$47.12
NZ$80.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
zł344.00
|
$107.54
NZ$182.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
zł382.03
|
$127.08
NZ$215.82
|
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