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Ascoli Piceno vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Ascoli Piceno is 4.3% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 11.2% more in Ascoli Piceno
Groceries: pay 14.2% more in Ascoli Piceno
Transportation: pay 33.3% more in Ascoli Piceno
Housing: pay 23.4% less in Ascoli Piceno
Childcare: pay 31.2% more in Ascoli Piceno
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.3% less in Ascoli Piceno
Clothing: pay 18.4% less in Ascoli Piceno

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

Ascoli Piceno vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ascoli Piceno instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 11.2% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Ascoli Piceno
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.15	$20.44 €17.63	+41.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.10	$12.26 €10.58	+32.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.29	$2.51 €2.17	+2.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$1.34 €1.16	-32.1%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 14.2% more for groceries

	Wellington	Ascoli Piceno
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$2.43 €2.09	+22.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.02	$11.97 €10.32	+197.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.84	$6.70 €5.78	-1.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.81	$4.83 €4.16	-28.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.32	$5.28 €4.55	+10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$1.06 €0.91	-22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.77	$0.93 €0.80	-7.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$1.50 €1.29	+12.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$1.46 €1.26	-36.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.82 €0.71	-8.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.80 €0.69	+18.2%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 33.3% more for transportation

	Wellington	Ascoli Piceno
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.71	$7.87 €6.79	+28.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$191.17	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,332.45	$32,119.71 €27,697.70	+3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.38	$24.53 €21.15	+68.5%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 23.4% less for housing

	Wellington	Ascoli Piceno
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$85.02	$29.20 €25.18	-40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,163.54	$642.39 €553.95	-48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,917.29	$408.80 €352.52	-62.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.73	$172.27 €148.55	+57.5%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 31.2% more for childcare

	Wellington	Ascoli Piceno
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,340.20	$770.87 €664.74	+0.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,296.98	$19,791.58 €17,066.82	+62.1%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Ascoli Piceno
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.57	$4.67 €4.03	-29.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.17	$1.75 €1.51	-50.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.77	$6.77 €5.84	-73.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.51	$58.40 €50.36	+71.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.12	$10.51 €9.06	-8.9%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 18.4% less for clothing

	Wellington	Ascoli Piceno
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.87	$96.36 €83.09	+39.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.33	$17.52 €15.11	-62.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.60	$70.08 €60.43	-38.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$255.02	$128.48 €110.79	-12.1%
Average			-18.4%

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