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Hervey Bay vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Hervey Bay is 3.8% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 9.0% more in Hervey Bay
Groceries: pay 10.4% less in Hervey Bay
Transportation: pay 1.9% less in Hervey Bay
Housing: pay 4.0% less in Hervey Bay
Childcare: pay 60.9% more in Hervey Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% more in Hervey Bay
Clothing: pay 33.4% less in Hervey Bay

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

Hervey Bay vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hervey Bay instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 9.0% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Hervey Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$16.35 A$24.59	+13.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.90	$9.99 A$15.02	+8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.24	$2.66 A$4.00	+8.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$2.10 A$3.16	+6.3%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 10.4% less for groceries

	Wellington	Hervey Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$1.08 A$1.62	-45.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.93	$4.44 A$6.68	+10.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.70	$5.66 A$8.51	-16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.67	$3.14 A$4.72	-53.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.22	$2.67 A$4.01	-44.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.35	$1.54 A$2.32	+13.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$1.04 A$1.56	+2.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.29	$1.29 A$1.94	-2.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.99	$2.12 A$3.19	-8.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$0.89 A$1.34	-0.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.89 A$1.34	+31.3%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 1.9% less for transportation

	Wellington	Hervey Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.58	$4.62 A$6.94	-24.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$188.86	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	$29,060.36 A$43,686.64	-6.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.07	$18.32 A$27.54	+25.9%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 4.0% less for housing

	Wellington	Hervey Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.99	$53.35 A$80.20	+9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	$1,046.68 A$1,573.48	-15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	$981.26 A$1,475.14	-10.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$188.43	$110.50 A$166.11	+1.0%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 60.9% more for childcare

	Wellington	Hervey Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	$1,789.27 A$2,689.83	+132.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	$10,865.50 A$16,334.18	-11.0%
Average			+60.9%

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pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Hervey Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$5.56 A$8.36	-16.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.10	$3.60 A$5.41	+1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.23	$32.71 A$49.17	+27.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.79	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$13.08 A$19.67	+13.4%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 33.4% less for clothing

	Wellington	Hervey Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.42	$58.88 A$88.51	-15.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.35	$41.64 A$62.60	-10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$195.21	$58.88 A$88.51	-48.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$251.95	$58.88 A$88.51	-59.7%
Average			-33.4%

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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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