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Fort Worth vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Fort Worth is 25.0% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 16.9% more in Fort Worth
Groceries: pay 23.8% more in Fort Worth
Transportation: pay 17.6% less in Fort Worth
Housing: pay 39.9% more in Fort Worth
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Fort Worth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% more in Fort Worth
Clothing: pay 6.8% less in Fort Worth

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

Fort Worth vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.9% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Fort Worth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$18.00	+24.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$12.00	+30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$2.68	+9.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$2.06	+3.9%
Average			+16.9%

Wellington vs. Fort Worth - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.8% more for groceries

	Wellington	Fort Worth
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$3.14	+59.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$4.98	+23.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$3.29	-51.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$3.44	-49.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$6.90	+44.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$2.73	+100.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$1.12	+10.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$1.79	+34.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$1.82	-21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$1.08	+20.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$1.29	+90.0%
Average			+23.8%

Wellington vs. Fort Worth - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.6% less for transportation

	Wellington	Fort Worth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$2.81	-54.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$78.26	-28.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$30,000.00	-3.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$16.92	+16.3%
Average			-17.6%

Wellington vs. Fort Worth - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.9% more for housing

	Wellington	Fort Worth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$75.00	+53.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$1,623.75	+30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$1,250.83	+13.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$176.25	+61.2%
Average			+39.9%

Wellington vs. Fort Worth - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Wellington	Fort Worth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$1,853.57	+141.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$23,333.33	+91.1%
Average			+116.1%

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pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Fort Worth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$5.00	-24.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$6.37	+79.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$9.00	-64.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$35.88	+5.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$13.50	+17.0%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 6.8% less for clothing

	Wellington	Fort Worth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$60.85	-12.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$45.20	-3.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$114.43	+1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$127.23	-13.0%
Average			-6.8%

Wellington vs. Fort Worth - Cost of clothing

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