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Chula Vista vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Chula Vista is 34.9% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 19.9% more in Chula Vista
Groceries: pay 29.8% more in Chula Vista
Transportation: pay 10.5% less in Chula Vista
Housing: pay 79.5% more in Chula Vista
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Chula Vista
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% more in Chula Vista
Clothing: pay 8.2% less in Chula Vista

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

Chula Vista vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chula Vista instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 19.9% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Chula Vista
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.13	$21.00	+45.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.09	$11.50	+24.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.29	$2.67	+8.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$2.00	+1.0%
Average			+19.9%

Wellington vs. Chula Vista - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.8% more for groceries

	Wellington	Chula Vista
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.44	$4.57	+131.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.01	$6.22	+54.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.83	$4.67	-31.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.80	$5.83	-13.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.32	$4.48	-6.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$2.22	+62.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.76	$0.78	-22.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$1.75	+31.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$2.26	-2.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$1.42	+57.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$1.12	+65.8%
Average			+29.8%

Wellington vs. Chula Vista - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.5% less for transportation

	Wellington	Chula Vista
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.70	$4.76	-22.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$191.01	$72.00	-34.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,287.65	$28,500.00	-8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.36	$17.91	+23.1%
Average			-10.5%

Wellington vs. Chula Vista - Cost of transportation

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pay 79.5% more for housing

	Wellington	Chula Vista
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.95	$74.25	+52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,161.75	$2,650.00	+113.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,915.71	$1,800.00	+63.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.58	$205.84	+88.2%
Average			+79.5%

Wellington vs. Chula Vista - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Wellington	Chula Vista
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,339.10	$1,750.00	+127.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,279.42	$28,750.00	+135.4%
Average			+131.6%

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pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Chula Vista
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.56	$8.00	+20.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.17	$5.90	+66.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.74	$10.00	-61.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.46	$20.00	-41.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.11	$14.75	+27.8%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 8.2% less for clothing

	Wellington	Chula Vista
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.77	$60.72	-12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.26	$58.44	+25.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.44	$77.00	-32.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$254.81	$126.25	-13.7%
Average			-8.2%

Wellington vs. Chula Vista - Cost of clothing

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