Cost of living comparison
France is 13.2% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in France instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 2.7% more for restaurants
Wellington
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.20
|
$16.13
€15.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.82
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 8.1% less for groceries
Wellington
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.38
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 8.0% less for transportation
Wellington
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.72
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$160.63
|
$52.45
€49.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,928.27
|
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.42
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 38.4% less for housing
Wellington
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$96.80
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,675.83
|
$760.64
€713.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,355.17
|
$610.71
€573.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$224.10
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
|
pay 14.8% less for childcare
Wellington
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,402.73
|
$674.24
€632.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,265.11
|
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
|
pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
France
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.60
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$40.08
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$69.60
|
$37.98
€35.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$21.09
|
$11.22
€10.53
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
Wellington
|
France
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$132.23
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$79.29
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$180.95
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$213.82
|
$122.71
€115.13
|
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