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Coos Bay vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Coos Bay is 0.8% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 2.5% more in Coos Bay
Groceries: pay 18.3% more in Coos Bay
Transportation: pay 15.8% less in Coos Bay
Housing: pay 25.4% more in Coos Bay
Childcare: pay 32.6% more in Coos Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.8% less in Coos Bay
Clothing: pay 57.9% less in Coos Bay

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

Coos Bay vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Coos Bay instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 2.5% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Coos Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.46	$18.00	+24.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.65	$8.00	-13.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.17	$2.30	-6.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.35	$2.08	+5.2%
Average			+2.5%

Wellington vs. Coos Bay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.3% more for groceries

	Wellington	Coos Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.35	$3.90	+97.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.82	$7.87	+95.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.51	$4.13	-39.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.49	$4.00	-40.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.09	$6.08	+27.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.31	$2.00	+46.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.72	$0.77	-24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.26	$1.75	+31.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.93	$1.35	-41.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.52	$0.91	+1.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.15	$1.00	+47.5%
Average			+18.3%

Wellington vs. Coos Bay - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.8% less for transportation

	Wellington	Coos Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.41	$3.82	-37.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$185.87	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$52,826.14	$30,000.00	-3.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$24.68	$13.69	-5.9%
Average			-15.8%

Wellington vs. Coos Bay - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.4% more for housing

	Wellington	Coos Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$82.66	$82.33	+68.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,103.56	$1,100.00	-11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,864.13	$1,233.33	+12.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$185.45	$144.27	+31.9%
Average			+25.4%

Wellington vs. Coos Bay - Cost of housing

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pay 32.6% more for childcare

	Wellington	Coos Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,303.04	$1,000.00	+30.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$20,706.54	$16,500.00	+35.1%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Coos Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.25	$5.00	-24.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.00	$4.67	+31.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$43.53	$10.60	-58.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$57.86	$43.69	+28.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.57	$8.00	-30.7%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 57.9% less for clothing

	Wellington	Coos Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$117.52	$29.00	-58.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$79.08	$15.00	-67.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$192.12	$45.00	-60.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$247.95	$80.00	-45.3%
Average			-57.9%

Wellington vs. Coos Bay - Cost of clothing

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