Cost of living comparison

compared to

Wellington is 14.3% cheaper than Washington.

If you lived in Wellington instead of Washington, you would:

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pay 16.8% less for restaurants

 
Washington
Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.00
 
$15.16
NZ$25.42
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$9.09
NZ$15.25
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.48
 
$2.49
NZ$4.17

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pay 5.4% less for groceries

 
Washington
Wellington
Bread
1 loaf
$3.88
 
$2.13
NZ$3.58
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.06
 
$4.53
NZ$7.60
Milk (1 gallon) $4.27
 
$7.33
NZ$12.30

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pay 22.7% more for transportation

 
Washington
Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.64
 
$6.60
NZ$11.07
Monthly public transit pass $80.00
 
$115.94
NZ$194.46
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,699.74
 
$30,007.11
NZ$50,326.39

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pay 20.5% less for housing

 
Washington
Wellington
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$63.57
 
$57.37
NZ$96.22
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,560.23
 
$1,516.42
NZ$2,543.27
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,084.16
 
$1,371.90
NZ$2,300.89

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pay 70.7% less for childcare

 
Washington
Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,326.57
 
$777.00
NZ$1,303.14
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $51,000.00
 
$12,897.92
NZ$21,631.73

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pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Washington
Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.00
 
$7.28
NZ$12.20
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.48
 
$3.39
NZ$5.69
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.11
 
$23.83
NZ$39.96

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pay 1.2% less for clothing

 
Washington
Wellington
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$73.41
 
$80.07
NZ$134.28
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.96
 
$53.09
NZ$89.04
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$115.93
 
$124.73
NZ$209.19

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