Cost of living comparison

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Fort Saskatchewan vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Fort Saskatchewan is 23.5% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 46.5% more in Fort Saskatchewan
Groceries: pay 13.8% more in Fort Saskatchewan
Transportation: pay 22.1% less in Fort Saskatchewan
Housing: pay 12.9% more in Fort Saskatchewan
Childcare: pay 86.7% more in Fort Saskatchewan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.1% more in Fort Saskatchewan
Clothing: pay 17.9% more in Fort Saskatchewan

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Fort Saskatchewan are more expensive than in Wellington. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Fort Saskatchewan.

Fort Saskatchewan vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Saskatchewan instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 46.5% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Fort Saskatchewan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.74	$30.48 CA$42.66	+111.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.83	$10.76 CA$15.06	+16.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.22	$3.23 CA$4.52	+31.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.39	$2.51 CA$3.51	+26.9%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 13.8% more for groceries

	Wellington	Fort Saskatchewan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.39	$3.20 CA$4.48	+62.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.90	$7.54 CA$10.55	+87.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.64	$9.90 CA$13.85	+45.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.62	$3.56 CA$4.98	-47.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.18	$6.18 CA$8.65	+29.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.33	$1.51 CA$2.12	+11.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$0.85 CA$1.18	-16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.28	$0.72 CA$1.00	-46.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.97	$0.72 CA$1.00	-69.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$1.63 CA$2.28	+81.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.16	??
Average			+13.8%

Wellington vs. Fort Saskatchewan - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.1% less for transportation

	Wellington	Fort Saskatchewan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.53	$3.70 CA$5.18	-39.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$187.99	$53.79 CA$75.28	-50.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,428.60	$38,730.08 CA$54,204.69	+24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$24.96	??
Average			-22.1%

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pay 12.9% more for housing

	Wellington	Fort Saskatchewan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.61	$100.41 CA$140.53	+106.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,127.55	$1,004.11 CA$1,405.31	-19.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,885.39	$896.53 CA$1,254.74	-18.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$187.56	$90.92 CA$127.24	-16.9%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 86.7% more for childcare

	Wellington	Fort Saskatchewan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,317.91	$1,434.45 CA$2,007.58	+86.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$20,942.69	??
Average			+86.7%

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pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Fort Saskatchewan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.38	$7.89 CA$11.04	+18.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.07	$3.94 CA$5.52	+11.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.03	$16.14 CA$22.59	-37.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.52	$57.38 CA$80.30	+68.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.79	$9.68 CA$13.55	-16.1%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 17.9% more for clothing

	Wellington	Fort Saskatchewan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$118.86	$64.55 CA$90.34	-6.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$79.98	$71.72 CA$100.38	+53.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$194.31	$143.44 CA$200.76	+26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$250.78	$143.44 CA$200.76	-1.9%
Average			+17.9%

Wellington vs. Fort Saskatchewan - Cost of clothing

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