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Freiburg Im Breisgau vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Freiburg Im Breisgau is 14.4% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 47.5% more in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Groceries: pay 2.9% more in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Transportation: pay 22.5% more in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Housing: pay 24.0% more in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Childcare: pay 0.8% less in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% less in Freiburg Im Breisgau
Clothing: pay 6.3% more in Freiburg Im Breisgau

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Freiburg Im Breisgau are more expensive than in Wellington. Expenses including entertainment and sports and childcare are lower in Freiburg Im Breisgau.

Freiburg Im Breisgau vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Freiburg Im Breisgau instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 47.5% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.06	$18.10 €15.46	+25.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.04	$12.85 €10.97	+39.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.27	$3.67 €3.13	+49.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.44	$3.48 €2.98	+76.2%
Average			+47.5%

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pay 2.9% more for groceries

	Wellington	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.43	$2.32 €1.98	+17.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.99	$7.47 €6.38	+85.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.79	$4.72 €4.03	-30.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.77	$3.85 €3.29	-43.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.29	$7.08 €6.05	+48.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$1.45 €1.24	+6.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.76	$0.78 €0.66	-23.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.31	$1.05 €0.89	-21.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.02	$2.32 €1.98	+0.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.71 €0.60	-21.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.76 €0.65	+12.3%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 22.5% more for transportation

	Wellington	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.67	$7.62 €6.51	+24.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$190.44	$57.23 €48.87	-47.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,124.77	$31,745.96 €27,106.67	+1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.28	$30.83 €26.33	+111.9%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 24.0% more for housing

	Wellington	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.70	$55.03 €46.98	+12.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,155.27	$1,097.91 €937.46	-11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,909.96	$870.15 €742.99	-20.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.00	$235.69 €201.24	+115.5%
Average			+24.0%

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pay 0.8% less for childcare

	Wellington	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,335.08	$496.40 €423.85	-35.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,215.57	$16,351.85 €13,962.23	+33.9%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.53	$5.84 €4.99	-12.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.15	$4.04 €3.45	+14.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.60	$9.58 €8.18	-62.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.28	$40.88 €34.91	+19.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.05	$15.18 €12.96	+31.6%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 6.3% more for clothing

	Wellington	Freiburg Im Breisgau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.41	$104.89 €89.56	+51.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.02	$36.50 €31.17	-21.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.84	$103.95 €88.76	-8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$254.05	$151.84 €129.65	+3.8%
Average			+6.3%

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