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Irving vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Irving is 30.9% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 4.2% more in Irving
Groceries: pay 18.1% more in Irving
Transportation: pay 36.9% less in Irving
Housing: pay 27.6% more in Irving
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Irving
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% less in Irving
Clothing: pay 34.4% less in Irving

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

Irving vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.2% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Irving
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.13	$15.00	+4.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.09	$10.00	+8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.29	$2.62	+6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$1.94	-2.0%
Average			+4.2%

Wellington vs. Irving - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.1% more for groceries

	Wellington	Irving
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.44	$4.14	+109.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.01	$6.06	+50.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.83	$3.03	-55.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.80	$3.00	-55.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.32	$5.66	+18.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$2.08	+52.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.76	$0.79	-21.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$1.56	+17.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$1.83	-21.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$1.16	+29.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$1.19	+75.1%
Average			+18.1%

Wellington vs. Irving - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.9% less for transportation

	Wellington	Irving
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.70	$2.82	-54.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$191.01	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,287.65	$25,000.00	-19.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.36	??
Average			-36.9%

Wellington vs. Irving - Cost of transportation

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pay 27.6% more for housing

	Wellington	Irving
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.95	$69.17	+41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,161.75	$1,483.33	+19.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,915.71	$1,200.00	+9.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.58	$152.94	+39.8%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Wellington	Irving
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,339.10	$2,600.00	+238.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,279.42	??
Average			+238.3%

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pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Irving
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.56	$7.00	+5.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.17	$5.00	+41.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.74	$8.12	-68.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.46	$30.00	-12.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.11	$15.00	+30.0%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 34.4% less for clothing

	Wellington	Irving
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.77	$50.00	-27.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.26	$25.00	-46.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.44	$73.75	-34.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$254.81	$105.00	-28.2%
Average			-34.4%

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