Cost of living comparison

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Cesena vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Cesena is 11.1% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants
pay 8.4% more in Cesena
Groceries
pay 11.0% less in Cesena
Transportation
pay 9.2% more in Cesena
Housing
pay 24.6% less in Cesena
Childcare
pay 39.5% less in Cesena
Entertainment and Sports
pay 15.9% less in Cesena
Clothing
pay 4.1% less in Cesena

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

Cesena vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

pay 8.4% more for restaurants

 
Wellington
Cesena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.42
NZ$25.06
$17.52
€14.96
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.23
NZ$16.04
$11.68
€9.97
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.46
NZ$4.27
$3.11
€2.66

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pay 11.0% less for groceries

 
Wellington
Cesena
Bread
1 loaf
$1.98
NZ$3.43
$1.17
€1.00
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.02
NZ$6.99
$7.93
€6.77
Milk (1 gallon) $6.79
NZ$11.79
$5.42
€4.62

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pay 9.2% more for transportation

 
Wellington
Cesena
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.14
NZ$10.67
$7.86
€6.71
Monthly public transit pass $109.62
NZ$190.44
$37.96
€32.41
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,154.21
NZ$54,124.77
$37,959.66
€32,412.31

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pay 24.6% less for housing

 
Wellington
Cesena
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$48.75
NZ$84.70
$30.89
€26.37
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,240.57
NZ$2,155.27
$656.99
€560.98
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,099.37
NZ$1,909.96
$583.99
€498.65

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pay 39.5% less for childcare

 
Wellington
Cesena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $768.47
NZ$1,335.08
$561.41
€479.37
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,211.68
NZ$21,215.57
$5,839.95
€4,986.51

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pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Wellington
Cesena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.63
NZ$11.53
$5.84
€4.99
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.54
NZ$6.15
$1.97
€1.68
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$25.67
NZ$44.60
$7.01
€5.98

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pay 4.1% less for clothing

 
Wellington
Cesena
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$69.31
NZ$120.41
$89.55
€76.46
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.64
NZ$81.02
$35.04
€29.92
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$113.30
NZ$196.84
$105.12
€89.76

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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