Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 14.3% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Washington, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$15.16
NZ$24.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$9.09
NZ$14.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
|
$2.49
NZ$4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.16
NZ$3.55
|
|
pay 5.4% less for groceries
Washington
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.88
|
$2.13
NZ$3.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.06
|
$4.53
NZ$7.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
|
$7.33
NZ$12.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
|
$6.98
NZ$11.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.74
|
$5.27
NZ$8.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.44
NZ$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$1.15
NZ$1.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.28
|
$1.48
NZ$2.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$2.61
NZ$4.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$1.09
NZ$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.93
NZ$1.53
|
|
pay 22.7% more for transportation
Washington
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$6.60
NZ$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$115.94
NZ$190.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$30,007.11
NZ$49,272.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
|
$16.83
NZ$27.63
|
|
pay 20.5% less for housing
Washington
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.57
|
$57.37
NZ$94.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,560.23
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,490.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,084.16
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,252.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.15
|
$134.66
NZ$221.12
|
|
pay 70.7% less for childcare
Washington
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,326.57
|
$777.00
NZ$1,275.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$51,000.00
|
$12,897.92
NZ$21,178.85
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$7.28
NZ$11.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
|
$3.39
NZ$5.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.11
|
$23.83
NZ$39.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$104.29
|
$38.32
NZ$62.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.68
|
$12.13
NZ$19.91
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
Washington
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.41
|
$80.07
NZ$131.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.96
|
$53.09
NZ$87.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.93
|
$124.73
NZ$204.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.48
|
$129.08
NZ$211.95
|
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