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Helsingborg vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Helsingborg is 9.3% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 19.7% more in Helsingborg
Groceries: pay 1.0% less in Helsingborg
Transportation: pay 22.0% more in Helsingborg
Housing: pay 29.0% less in Helsingborg
Childcare: pay 82.3% less in Helsingborg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.9% more in Helsingborg
Clothing: pay 8.1% less in Helsingborg

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

Helsingborg vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Helsingborg instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 19.7% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Helsingborg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.15	$15.87 SEK149.98	+10.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.10	$10.58 SEK99.98	+14.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.29	$2.86 SEK27.00	+16.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$2.73 SEK25.83	+38.2%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 1.0% less for groceries

	Wellington	Helsingborg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$2.43 SEK23.00	+23.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.02	$5.18 SEK48.99	+28.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.84	$5.53 SEK52.23	-18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.81	$4.77 SEK45.09	-29.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.32	$5.36 SEK50.61	+12.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$1.30 SEK12.24	-4.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.77	$1.26 SEK11.90	+24.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$1.46 SEK13.79	+9.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$1.70 SEK16.10	-26.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.66 SEK6.26	-26.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.66 SEK6.20	-3.3%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 22.0% more for transportation

	Wellington	Helsingborg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.71	$7.39 SEK69.84	+20.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$191.17	$66.54 SEK628.90	-39.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,332.45	$32,689.58 SEK308,949.23	+4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.38	$29.41 SEK277.95	+102.1%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 29.0% less for housing

	Wellington	Helsingborg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$85.02	$36.18 SEK341.94	-25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,163.54	$825.17 SEK7,798.72	-33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,917.29	$655.91 SEK6,198.98	-40.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.73	$91.29 SEK862.82	-16.5%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 82.3% less for childcare

	Wellington	Helsingborg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,340.20	$136.19 SEK1,287.12	-82.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,296.98	??
Average			-82.3%

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pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Helsingborg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.57	$7.41 SEK69.99	+11.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.17	$4.65 SEK43.99	+31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.77	$7.41 SEK69.99	-71.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.51	$38.93 SEK367.94	+14.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.12	$21.16 SEK199.97	+83.4%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 8.1% less for clothing

	Wellington	Helsingborg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.87	$83.31 SEK787.37	+20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.33	$43.64 SEK412.43	-6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.60	$85.96 SEK812.37	-24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$255.02	$113.73 SEK1,074.82	-22.2%
Average			-8.1%

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