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Cold Lake vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Cold Lake is 14.5% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 1.2% less in Cold Lake
Groceries: pay 13.2% less in Cold Lake
Transportation: pay 15.1% less in Cold Lake
Housing: pay 3.8% more in Cold Lake
Childcare: pay 20.2% less in Cold Lake
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.6% less in Cold Lake
Clothing: pay 43.2% less in Cold Lake

Expenses including clothing, childcare, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Cold Lake.

Cold Lake vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cold Lake instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 1.2% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Cold Lake
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$17.22 CA$23.82	+19.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$10.90 CA$15.08	+18.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$2.09 CA$2.89	-14.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.44 CA$1.98	-27.4%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 13.2% less for groceries

	Wellington	Cold Lake
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.96 CA$2.71	-0.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$5.50 CA$7.60	+36.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$4.01 CA$5.55	-40.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$3.52 CA$4.86	-48.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$5.43 CA$7.51	+13.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$2.03 CA$2.81	+49.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.49 CA$0.68	-51.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$0.81 CA$1.13	-38.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$0.98 CA$1.35	-57.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$1.09 CA$1.50	+21.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.49 CA$0.68	-28.0%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 15.1% less for transportation

	Wellington	Cold Lake
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$3.72 CA$5.14	-39.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$24,382.26 CA$33,717.01	-21.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$16.86 CA$23.32	+15.9%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 3.8% more for housing

	Wellington	Cold Lake
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$63.09 CA$87.24	+29.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$885.03 CA$1,223.86	-28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$861.11 CA$1,190.78	-21.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$148.79 CA$205.76	+36.0%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 20.2% less for childcare

	Wellington	Cold Lake
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$665.47 CA$920.24	-13.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$8,898.11 CA$12,304.75	-27.1%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 12.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Cold Lake
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$5.74 CA$7.94	-13.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$3.68 CA$5.09	+3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$12.11 CA$16.74	-52.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$12.92 CA$17.86	+11.9%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 43.2% less for clothing

	Wellington	Cold Lake
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$28.70 CA$39.69	-58.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$35.88 CA$49.62	-23.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$53.82 CA$74.42	-52.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$89.70 CA$124.04	-38.7%
Average			-43.2%

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