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Banska Bystrica vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Banska Bystrica is 25.2% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 23.1% less in Banska Bystrica
Groceries: pay 24.9% less in Banska Bystrica
Transportation: pay 17.4% less in Banska Bystrica
Housing: pay 27.8% less in Banska Bystrica
Childcare: pay 39.2% less in Banska Bystrica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.1% less in Banska Bystrica
Clothing: pay 14.6% less in Banska Bystrica

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Banska Bystrica.

Banska Bystrica vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Banska Bystrica instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 23.1% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Banska Bystrica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.06	$9.34 €7.98	-35.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.04	$8.18 €6.98	-11.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.27	$2.17 €1.85	-11.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.44	$1.30 €1.11	-34.0%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 24.9% less for groceries

	Wellington	Banska Bystrica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.43	$1.01 €0.86	-48.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.99	$5.84 €4.99	+45.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.79	$3.98 €3.40	-41.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.77	$3.95 €3.37	-41.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.29	$3.18 €2.71	-33.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$0.89 €0.76	-34.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.76	$0.84 €0.72	-17.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.31	$0.97 €0.83	-27.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.02	$1.93 €1.65	-16.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.57 €0.48	-36.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.53 €0.45	-21.9%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 17.4% less for transportation

	Wellington	Banska Bystrica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.67	$6.76 €5.78	+10.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$190.44	$23.36 €19.95	-78.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,124.77	$25,695.77 €21,940.64	-17.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.28	$16.94 €14.46	+16.4%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 27.8% less for housing

	Wellington	Banska Bystrica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.70	$16.94 €14.46	-65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,155.27	$642.39 €548.52	-48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,909.96	$506.13 €432.16	-54.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.00	$171.01 €146.02	+56.4%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 39.2% less for childcare

	Wellington	Banska Bystrica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,335.08	$346.50 €295.87	-54.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,215.57	$9,343.92 €7,978.42	-23.5%
Average			-39.2%

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pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Banska Bystrica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.53	$2.10 €1.80	-68.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.15	$2.70 €2.31	-23.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.60	$5.55 €4.74	-78.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.28	$52.56 €44.88	+54.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.05	$8.18 €6.98	-29.1%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 14.6% less for clothing

	Wellington	Banska Bystrica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.41	$75.92 €64.82	+9.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.02	$43.80 €37.40	-6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.84	$93.44 €79.78	-17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$254.05	$81.76 €69.81	-44.1%
Average			-14.6%

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