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Boca Raton vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Boca Raton is 21.3% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 28.1% more in Boca Raton
Groceries: pay 44.7% more in Boca Raton
Transportation: pay 29.5% less in Boca Raton
Housing: pay 78.9% more in Boca Raton
Childcare: pay 62.7% more in Boca Raton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% more in Boca Raton
Clothing: pay 36.7% less in Boca Raton

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Boca Raton are more expensive than in Wellington. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Boca Raton. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Boca Raton.

Boca Raton vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Boca Raton instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 28.1% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Boca Raton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$25.00	+73.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$12.50	+35.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$2.42	-1.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$2.08	+5.3%
Average			+28.1%

Wellington vs. Boca Raton - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.7% more for groceries

	Wellington	Boca Raton
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$4.35	+120.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$5.73	+42.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$4.09	-39.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$4.72	-30.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$7.47	+56.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$2.22	+63.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.82	-19.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$2.00	+50.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$1.56	-32.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$1.67	+85.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$2.00	+195.0%
Average			+44.7%

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pay 29.5% less for transportation

	Wellington	Boca Raton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$3.17	-48.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$70.00	-36.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$30,500.00	-2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$9.97	-31.5%
Average			-29.5%

Wellington vs. Boca Raton - Cost of transportation

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pay 78.9% more for housing

	Wellington	Boca Raton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$71.00	+45.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$2,700.00	+117.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$1,980.00	+80.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$188.46	+72.3%
Average			+78.9%

Wellington vs. Boca Raton - Cost of housing

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pay 62.7% more for childcare

	Wellington	Boca Raton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$1,250.00	+62.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	??
Average			+62.7%

Wellington vs. Boca Raton - Cost of childcare

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pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Boca Raton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$6.00	-9.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$4.67	+31.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$12.00	-53.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$35.67	+4.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$15.00	+30.0%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 36.7% less for clothing

	Wellington	Boca Raton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$40.75	-41.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$41.75	-10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$71.25	-37.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$61.25	-58.1%
Average			-36.7%

Wellington vs. Boca Raton - Cost of clothing

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