Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 53.8% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.00
|
$7.00
$5,983.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.68
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.31
|
$1.03
$879.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.88
|
$0.90
$766.93
|
|
pay 58.6% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
$1.34
$1,146.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.45
|
$3.51
$3,003.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.27
|
$3.15
$2,695.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.76
|
$1.46
$1,246.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$7.99
|
$1.76
$1,507.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.35
|
$0.66
$564.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
$0.57
$484.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.37
|
$0.31
$264.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.37
|
$0.67
$574.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
$0.30
$254.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
$0.33
$285.82
|
|
pay 55.8% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.61
|
$3.52
$3,005.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$159.21
|
$6.80
$5,812.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,513.44
|
$25,000.00
$21,368,750.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.17
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
pay 73.9% less for housing
Wellington
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$95.94
|
$23.47
$20,063.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,652.18
|
$313.32
$267,810.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,334.35
|
$225.62
$192,844.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$222.12
|
$36.96
$31,590.54
|
|
pay 66.4% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,390.33
|
$187.40
$160,180.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,077.14
|
$5,653.81
$4,832,592.82
|
|
pay 63.8% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.50
|
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.67
|
$1.72
$1,467.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$39.72
|
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$68.98
|
$22.07
$18,865.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$20.91
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$131.06
|
$67.11
$57,358.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$78.59
|
$57.53
$49,176.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$179.35
|
$107.00
$91,461.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$211.93
|
$98.70
$84,365.31
|
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