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New Zealand

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Javea (Xabia) vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Javea (Xabia) is 12.1% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 11.5% more in Javea (Xabia)
Groceries: pay 24.6% less in Javea (Xabia)
Transportation: pay 11.0% more in Javea (Xabia)
Housing: pay 21.1% less in Javea (Xabia)
Childcare: pay 13.6% less in Javea (Xabia)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.6% less in Javea (Xabia)
Clothing: pay 20.5% less in Javea (Xabia)

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

Javea (Xabia) vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Javea (Xabia) instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 11.5% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Javea (Xabia)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.74	$16.93 €14.64	+17.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.83	$11.68 €10.09	+26.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.22	$2.10 €1.82	-14.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.39	$2.31 €1.99	+16.6%
Average			+11.5%

Wellington vs. Javea (Xabia) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.6% less for groceries

	Wellington	Javea (Xabia)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.39	$1.27 €1.10	-35.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.90	$5.28 €4.56	+31.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.64	$4.16 €3.59	-38.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.62	$2.98 €2.58	-56.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.18	$3.18 €2.75	-33.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.33	$0.84 €0.73	-38.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$0.71 €0.61	-29.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.28	$0.55 €0.48	-58.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.97	$1.21 €1.05	-47.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$0.90 €0.78	+0.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.16	$0.92 €0.79	+35.4%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 11.0% more for transportation

	Wellington	Javea (Xabia)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.53	$6.72 €5.81	+9.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$187.99	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,428.60	$38,968.02 €33,681.69	+25.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$24.96	$14.32 €12.38	-1.6%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 21.1% less for housing

	Wellington	Javea (Xabia)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.61	$28.03 €24.23	-42.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,127.55	$1,051.14 €908.54	-15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,885.39	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$187.56	$103.25 €89.24	-5.6%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 13.6% less for childcare

	Wellington	Javea (Xabia)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,317.91	$408.78 €353.32	-46.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$20,942.69	$14,599.14 €12,618.65	+19.6%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Javea (Xabia)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.38	$4.09 €3.53	-38.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.07	$2.24 €1.93	-36.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.03	$5.84 €5.05	-77.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.52	$52.56 €45.43	+54.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.79	$7.01 €6.06	-39.3%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 20.5% less for clothing

	Wellington	Javea (Xabia)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$118.86	$70.54 €60.97	+1.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$79.98	$29.20 €25.24	-37.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$194.31	$99.27 €85.81	-12.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$250.78	$96.35 €83.28	-34.1%
Average			-20.5%

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