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Baton Rouge vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Baton Rouge is 8.0% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 12.2% less in Baton Rouge
Groceries: pay 25.5% more in Baton Rouge
Transportation: pay 21.4% less in Baton Rouge
Housing: pay 20.0% more in Baton Rouge
Childcare: pay 66.2% more in Baton Rouge
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% more in Baton Rouge
Clothing: pay 31.5% less in Baton Rouge

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

Baton Rouge vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baton Rouge instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 12.2% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Baton Rouge
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$15.00	+4.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$9.50	+2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$2.00	-18.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.25	-36.8%
Average			-12.2%

Wellington vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.5% more for groceries

	Wellington	Baton Rouge
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$2.71	+37.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$6.72	+67.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$5.15	-24.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$3.07	-54.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$5.12	+7.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$2.44	+78.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.93	-8.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$2.37	+78.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$1.77	-23.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$1.36	+52.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$1.16	+70.7%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 21.4% less for transportation

	Wellington	Baton Rouge
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$2.85	-53.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$56.00	-48.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$37,784.06	+21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$13.94	-4.2%
Average			-21.4%

Wellington vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.0% more for housing

	Wellington	Baton Rouge
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$73.51	+50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$1,326.00	+6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$1,383.33	+25.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$105.62	-3.4%
Average			+20.0%

Wellington vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of housing

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pay 66.2% more for childcare

	Wellington	Baton Rouge
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$1,925.00	+150.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$10,000.00	-18.1%
Average			+66.2%

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pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Baton Rouge
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$5.00	-24.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$6.08	+71.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$11.00	-57.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$52.33	+53.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$12.00	+4.0%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 31.5% less for clothing

	Wellington	Baton Rouge
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$35.99	-48.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$42.50	-8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$87.75	-22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$78.33	-46.4%
Average			-31.5%

Wellington vs. Baton Rouge - Cost of clothing

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