Cost of living comparison
compared to
Grand Turk vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary
Grand Turk is 30.8% more expensive than Wellington.
Grand Turk vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Grand Turk instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 27.2% more for restaurants
|
Wellington
|
Grand Turk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.42
NZ$24.46
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.23
NZ$15.65
|
$15.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
NZ$4.17
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
NZ$3.35
|
$2.50
|
|
Wellington vs. Grand Turk - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Wellington
|
Grand Turk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
NZ$3.35
|
$3.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
NZ$6.82
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
NZ$11.51
|
$22.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.77
NZ$11.49
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.77
NZ$8.09
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
NZ$2.31
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NZ$1.72
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
NZ$2.26
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
NZ$3.93
|
$3.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
NZ$1.52
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NZ$1.15
|
?? | |
Wellington vs. Grand Turk - Cost of groceries
pay 22.0% more for transportation
|
Wellington
|
Grand Turk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.14
NZ$10.41
|
$7.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$109.62
NZ$185.87
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,154.21
NZ$52,826.14
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.55
NZ$24.68
|
?? | |
Wellington vs. Grand Turk - Cost of transportation
pay 10.0% more for housing
|
Wellington
|
Grand Turk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.75
NZ$82.66
|
$88.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,240.57
NZ$2,103.56
|
$750.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,099.37
NZ$1,864.13
|
$650.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.37
NZ$185.45
|
$152.94
|
|
Wellington vs. Grand Turk - Cost of housing
pay 75.4% less for childcare
|
Wellington
|
Grand Turk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$768.47
NZ$1,303.04
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,211.68
NZ$20,706.54
|
$3,000.00
|
|
Wellington vs. Grand Turk - Cost of childcare
pay 80.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Wellington
|
Grand Turk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.63
NZ$11.25
|
$12.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
NZ$6.00
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$25.67
NZ$43.53
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.12
NZ$57.86
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.54
NZ$19.57
|
?? | |
Wellington vs. Grand Turk - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Wellington
|
Grand Turk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.31
NZ$117.52
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.64
NZ$79.08
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.30
NZ$192.12
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.23
NZ$247.95
|
?? |
Wellington vs. Grand Turk - Cost of clothing
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