Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 52.3% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 46.7% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.18
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.80
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.57
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.52
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.37
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.82
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$8.05
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.40
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.74
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 68.4% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.71
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$160.45
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,876.17
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.39
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 13.4% less for housing
Wellington
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$96.69
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,672.86
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,352.56
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$223.85
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 90.9% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,401.18
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,241.51
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.59
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$40.03
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$69.52
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$21.07
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 78.1% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$132.08
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$79.21
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$180.75
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$213.59
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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