Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.4% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 15.5% more for restaurants
Wellington
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.20
|
$17.84
kr2,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.82
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 0.5% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.38
|
$5.33
kr748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 11.3% more for transportation
Wellington
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.72
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$160.63
|
$77.40
kr10,876
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,928.27
|
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.42
|
$23.97
kr3,368
|
|
pay 15.7% less for housing
Wellington
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$96.80
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,675.83
|
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,355.17
|
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$224.10
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
|
pay 73.6% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,402.73
|
$259.34
kr36,443
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,265.11
|
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
|
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.60
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$40.08
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$69.60
|
$56.90
kr7,996
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$21.09
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 33.9% more for clothing
Wellington
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$132.23
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$79.29
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$180.95
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$213.82
|
$175.20
kr24,619
|
|
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