Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 9.7% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 4.7% more for restaurants
Wellington
|
Douglas
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$25.18
|
$23.96
£19.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$15.11
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.13
|
$2.15
£1.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.59
|
$1.72
£1.37
|
|
pay 33.9% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Douglas
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.53
|
$3.06
£2.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.18
|
$5.87
£4.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.60
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.75
|
$3.48
£2.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.91
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.46
|
$1.00
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.33
|
$1.67
£1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.81
|
$0.51
£0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.55
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.97
|
$7.63
£6.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$192.62
|
$40.36
£32.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$49,849.85
|
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.95
|
$16.65
£13.29
|
|
pay 13.6% less for housing
Wellington
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$95.31
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,519.18
|
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,279.10
|
$938.03
£748.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$223.71
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
|
pay 35.0% more for childcare
Wellington
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,290.80
|
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,426.89
|
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
|
pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$12.09
|
$4.79
£3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.63
|
$4.18
£3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.59
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$63.65
|
$43.72
£34.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$20.15
|
$11.35
£9.06
|
|
pay 41.1% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$133.01
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$88.19
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$207.21
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$214.43
|
$68.53
£54.72
|
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