Cost of living comparison
George Town is 40.9% more expensive than Wellington.
If you lived in George Town instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 22.4% more for restaurants
Wellington
|
George Town
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.22
|
$18.00
$15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.83
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.36
|
$3.22
$2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.92
|
$2.49
$2.08
|
|
pay 75.4% more for groceries
Wellington
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
$4.74
$3.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
$5.32
$4.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.39
|
$17.47
$14.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
$6.81
$5.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
$4.57
$3.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
$3.42
$2.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
$1.39
$1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
$2.71
$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
$3.00
$2.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
$2.60
$2.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
$1.79
$1.50
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Wellington
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.73
|
$6.60
$5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$160.74
|
$30.00
$25.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,959.87
|
$35,995.22
$30,070.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.44
|
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pay 91.5% more for housing
Wellington
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$96.86
|
$131.85
$110.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,677.63
|
$2,699.64
$2,255.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,356.76
|
$1,899.75
$1,587.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$224.25
|
$308.06
$257.36
|
|
pay 31.4% more for childcare
Wellington
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,403.68
|
$929.88
$776.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,279.43
|
$19,137.46
$15,987.38
|
|
pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.61
|
$6.60
$5.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.73
|
$5.85
$4.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$40.11
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$69.64
|
$66.79
$55.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$21.11
|
$18.00
$15.04
|
|
pay 56.0% more for clothing
Wellington
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$132.32
|
$83.99
$70.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$79.35
|
$106.49
$88.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$181.07
|
$181.18
$151.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$213.97
|
$155.98
$130.30
|
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