Cost of living comparison

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Baerum vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Baerum is 17.0% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 43.4% more in Baerum
Groceries: pay 21.1% more in Baerum
Transportation: pay 24.4% more in Baerum
Housing: pay 17.1% more in Baerum
Childcare: pay 17.6% less in Baerum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.7% more in Baerum
Clothing: pay 9.1% more in Baerum

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and clothing in Baerum are more expensive than in Wellington.

Baerum vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.4% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Baerum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$24.94 NOK252.10	+72.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$14.72 NOK148.74	+59.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$3.11 NOK31.46	+26.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$2.27 NOK22.94	+14.8%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 21.1% more for groceries

	Wellington	Baerum
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$3.49 NOK35.29	+76.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$5.62 NOK56.81	+39.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$8.43 NOK85.23	+24.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$5.06 NOK51.12	-25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$7.24 NOK73.18	+51.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$1.59 NOK16.09	+16.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$1.03 NOK10.37	+1.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$1.49 NOK15.09	+12.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$1.83 NOK18.52	-20.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$1.00 NOK10.14	+11.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.97 NOK9.83	+43.5%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 24.4% more for transportation

	Wellington	Baerum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$8.01 NOK80.94	+30.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$26,938.89 NOK272,265.96	-13.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$22.75 NOK229.91	+56.3%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 17.1% more for housing

	Wellington	Baerum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$37.39 NOK377.90	-23.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$1,197.28 NOK12,100.71	-3.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$897.96 NOK9,075.53	-18.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$233.70 NOK2,361.99	+113.7%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 17.6% less for childcare

	Wellington	Baerum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$249.67 NOK2,523.38	-67.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$16,158.34 NOK163,309.16	+32.3%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 21.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Baerum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$8.98 NOK90.76	+35.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$4.79 NOK48.40	+35.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$15.96 NOK161.34	-37.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$49.89 NOK504.20	+46.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$14.97 NOK151.26	+29.7%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 9.1% more for clothing

	Wellington	Baerum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$102.33 NOK1,034.21	+47.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$46.56 NOK470.58	-0.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$98.08 NOK991.25	-13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$149.66 NOK1,512.59	+2.3%
Average			+9.1%

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