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Farmington Hills vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Farmington Hills is 14.0% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 8.3% more in Farmington Hills
Groceries: pay 43.8% more in Farmington Hills
Transportation: pay 15.7% less in Farmington Hills
Housing: pay 23.6% more in Farmington Hills
Childcare: pay 76.2% more in Farmington Hills
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.4% more in Farmington Hills
Clothing: pay 45.4% less in Farmington Hills

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

Farmington Hills vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Farmington Hills instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 8.3% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Farmington Hills
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$20.00	+38.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.90	$10.00	+8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.24	$2.10	-14.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$2.00	+1.1%
Average			+8.3%

Wellington vs. Farmington Hills - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.8% more for groceries

	Wellington	Farmington Hills
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$2.14	+8.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.93	$4.64	+15.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.70	$2.83	-58.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.67	$2.61	-61.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.22	$5.07	+6.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.35	$2.74	+101.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$0.62	-38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.29	$2.63	+97.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.99	$2.40	+3.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$2.71	+202.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$2.07	+205.8%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 15.7% less for transportation

	Wellington	Farmington Hills
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.58	$3.27	-46.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$188.86	$66.00	-39.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	$31,850.00	+2.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.07	$17.68	+21.5%
Average			-15.7%

Wellington vs. Farmington Hills - Cost of transportation

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pay 23.6% more for housing

	Wellington	Farmington Hills
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.99	$61.67	+26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	$1,466.67	+18.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	$1,616.67	+47.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$188.43	$112.10	+2.5%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 76.2% more for childcare

	Wellington	Farmington Hills
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	$1,650.00	+114.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	$16,800.00	+37.6%
Average			+76.2%

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pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Farmington Hills
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$3.75	-43.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.10	$4.94	+39.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.23	$10.00	-61.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.79	$75.00	+119.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$9.50	-17.7%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 45.4% less for clothing

	Wellington	Farmington Hills
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.42	$40.00	-42.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.35	$21.50	-53.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$195.21	$52.50	-53.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$251.95	$100.00	-31.6%
Average			-45.4%

Wellington vs. Farmington Hills - Cost of clothing

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