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Alice Springs vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Alice Springs is 1.0% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 7.2% more in Alice Springs
Groceries: pay 29.9% more in Alice Springs
Transportation: pay 19.1% less in Alice Springs
Housing: pay 6.4% less in Alice Springs
Childcare: pay 1.6% less in Alice Springs
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.4% more in Alice Springs
Clothing: pay 17.6% less in Alice Springs

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Alice Springs are more expensive than in Wellington. Expenses including transportation, clothing, housing, and childcare are lower in Alice Springs.

Alice Springs vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alice Springs instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 7.2% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Alice Springs
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$13.08 A$19.67	-9.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.90	$9.81 A$14.75	+6.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.24	$2.55 A$3.84	+3.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$2.53 A$3.81	+28.2%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 29.9% more for groceries

	Wellington	Alice Springs
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$2.19 A$3.29	+10.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.93	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.70	$5.39 A$8.10	-20.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.67	$4.67 A$7.02	-31.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.22	$5.74 A$8.62	+20.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.35	$1.61 A$2.42	+18.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$1.93 A$2.90	+90.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.29	$1.87 A$2.81	+40.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.99	$3.26 A$4.91	+40.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$1.48 A$2.23	+65.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$1.11 A$1.67	+63.4%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 19.1% less for transportation

	Wellington	Alice Springs
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.58	$4.90 A$7.36	-20.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$188.86	$56.88 A$85.52	-48.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	$29,772.43 A$44,757.10	-4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.07	$14.04 A$21.10	-3.5%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 6.4% less for housing

	Wellington	Alice Springs
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.99	$66.07 A$99.33	+35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	$619.28 A$930.97	-50.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	$567.50 A$853.12	-48.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$188.43	$150.08 A$225.61	+37.2%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 1.6% less for childcare

	Wellington	Alice Springs
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	$1,338.88 A$2,012.74	+74.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	$2,763.88 A$4,154.97	-77.4%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Alice Springs
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$6.05 A$9.10	-8.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.10	$3.68 A$5.53	+3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.23	$17.66 A$26.55	-31.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.79	$66.51 A$99.98	+94.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$13.08 A$19.67	+13.4%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 17.6% less for clothing

	Wellington	Alice Springs
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.42	$71.96 A$108.18	+3.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.35	$11.45 A$17.21	-75.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$195.21	$141.74 A$213.08	+25.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$251.95	$111.21 A$167.18	-23.9%
Average			-17.6%

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