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Bunbury vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Bunbury is 8.3% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 6.1% more in Bunbury
Groceries: pay 6.7% less in Bunbury
Transportation: pay 16.6% less in Bunbury
Housing: pay 6.0% less in Bunbury
Childcare: pay 77.0% more in Bunbury
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.7% more in Bunbury
Clothing: pay 12.6% less in Bunbury

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

Bunbury vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.1% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Bunbury
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.13	$16.34 A$23.80	+13.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.09	$9.90 A$14.42	+7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.29	$2.58 A$3.75	+4.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$1.96 A$2.86	-0.8%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 6.7% less for groceries

	Wellington	Bunbury
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.44	$1.03 A$1.50	-47.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.01	$4.04 A$5.89	+0.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.83	$3.77 A$5.50	-44.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.80	$4.87 A$7.10	-28.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.32	$3.56 A$5.18	-25.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$1.56 A$2.27	+14.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.76	$1.39 A$2.02	+37.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$1.19 A$1.73	-10.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$1.99 A$2.89	-14.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$1.15 A$1.67	+28.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.80 A$1.16	+17.9%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 16.6% less for transportation

	Wellington	Bunbury
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.70	$4.26 A$6.21	-30.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$191.01	$52.30 A$76.17	-52.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,287.65	$19,612.20 A$28,564.25	-37.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.36	$22.29 A$32.47	+53.2%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 6.0% less for housing

	Wellington	Bunbury
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.95	$55.69 A$81.12	+14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,161.75	$915.24 A$1,333.00	-26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,915.71	$915.24 A$1,333.00	-16.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.58	$114.35 A$166.54	+4.6%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 77.0% more for childcare

	Wellington	Bunbury
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,339.10	$1,877.32 A$2,734.23	+144.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,279.42	$13,401.67 A$19,518.90	+9.7%
Average			+77.0%

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pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Bunbury
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.56	$7.84 A$11.43	+18.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.17	$3.68 A$5.36	+4.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.74	$24.25 A$35.32	-5.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.46	$52.30 A$76.17	+53.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.11	$13.07 A$19.04	+13.3%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 12.6% less for clothing

	Wellington	Bunbury
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.77	$66.43 A$96.76	-4.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.26	$47.45 A$69.11	+1.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.44	$103.63 A$150.94	-8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$254.81	$88.25 A$128.54	-39.6%
Average			-12.6%

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