Cost of living comparison

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Gig Harbor vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Gig Harbor is 42.6% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 29.2% more in Gig Harbor
Groceries: pay 41.7% more in Gig Harbor
Transportation: pay 11.2% less in Gig Harbor
Housing: pay 50.0% more in Gig Harbor
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Gig Harbor
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.4% more in Gig Harbor
Clothing: pay 16.2% less in Gig Harbor

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Gig Harbor are more expensive than in Wellington. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Gig Harbor. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Gig Harbor.

Gig Harbor vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gig Harbor instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 29.2% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Gig Harbor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$20.00	+38.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$12.50	+35.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$3.02	+22.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$2.37	+20.0%
Average			+29.2%

Wellington vs. Gig Harbor - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.7% more for groceries

	Wellington	Gig Harbor
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$4.17	+111.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$7.44	+84.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$4.36	-35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$4.65	-31.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$7.50	+57.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$2.33	+71.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.90	-11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$2.30	+72.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$2.26	-2.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$1.31	+45.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$1.34	+98.2%
Average			+41.7%

Wellington vs. Gig Harbor - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.2% less for transportation

	Wellington	Gig Harbor
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$4.34	-29.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$62.00	-43.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$36,656.56	+17.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$16.02	+10.1%
Average			-11.2%

Wellington vs. Gig Harbor - Cost of transportation

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pay 50.0% more for housing

	Wellington	Gig Harbor
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$82.50	+69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$1,850.00	+49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$1,897.50	+72.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$119.42	+9.2%
Average			+50.0%

Wellington vs. Gig Harbor - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Wellington	Gig Harbor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$2,216.00	+188.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$30,000.00	+145.7%
Average			+167.1%

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pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Gig Harbor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$8.00	+20.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$6.15	+73.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$10.00	-61.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$67.50	+97.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$18.00	+56.0%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 16.2% less for clothing

	Wellington	Gig Harbor
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$55.33	-20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$44.50	-4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$82.80	-26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$127.25	-13.0%
Average			-16.2%

Wellington vs. Gig Harbor - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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