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General Santos vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

General Santos is 49.8% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 78.0% less in General Santos
Groceries: pay 20.7% less in General Santos
Transportation: pay 59.4% less in General Santos
Housing: pay 28.5% less in General Santos
Childcare: pay 60.8% less in General Santos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.1% less in General Santos
Clothing: pay 33.0% less in General Santos

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, clothing, and housing are lower in General Santos.

General Santos vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in General Santos instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 78.0% less for restaurants

	Wellington	General Santos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.15	$4.30 ₱252.18	-70.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.10	$3.01 ₱176.52	-67.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.29	$0.31 ₱18.16	-87.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$0.26 ₱15.13	-87.0%
Average			-78.0%

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pay 20.7% less for groceries

	Wellington	General Santos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$1.25 ₱73.13	-36.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.02	$2.92 ₱171.48	-27.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.84	$6.76 ₱396.47	-0.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.81	$2.02 ₱118.69	-70.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.32	$1.99 ₱116.67	-58.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$1.29 ₱75.49	-5.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.77	$0.51 ₱29.92	-49.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$1.03 ₱60.58	-22.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$0.61 ₱35.57	-73.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.95 ₱55.90	+6.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$1.42 ₱83.50	+110.0%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 59.4% less for transportation

	Wellington	General Santos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.71	$4.09 ₱239.60	-33.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$191.17	$8.60 ₱504.35	-92.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,332.45	$21,503.90 ₱1,260,880.84	-31.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.38	$2.75 ₱161.39	-81.1%
Average			-59.4%

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pay 28.5% less for housing

	Wellington	General Santos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$85.02	$33.83 ₱1,983.79	-30.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,163.54	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,917.29	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.73	$80.46 ₱4,717.71	-26.4%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 60.8% less for childcare

	Wellington	General Santos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,340.20	$115.64 ₱6,780.74	-85.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,296.98	$7,741.40 ₱453,917.10	-36.6%
Average			-60.8%

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pay 68.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	General Santos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.57	$1.29 ₱75.65	-80.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.17	$2.15 ₱126.09	-39.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.77	$2.58 ₱151.31	-89.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.51	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.12	$4.30 ₱252.18	-62.7%
Average			-68.1%

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pay 33.0% less for clothing

	Wellington	General Santos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.87	$64.51 ₱3,782.64	-6.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.33	$29.25 ₱1,714.80	-37.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.60	$75.26 ₱4,413.08	-33.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$255.02	$66.66 ₱3,908.73	-54.4%
Average			-33.0%

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