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Jupiter vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Jupiter is 19.5% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 27.3% more in Jupiter
Groceries: pay 40.6% more in Jupiter
Transportation: pay 27.0% less in Jupiter
Housing: pay 59.5% more in Jupiter
Childcare: pay 17.1% more in Jupiter
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.7% more in Jupiter
Clothing: pay 17.8% less in Jupiter

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

Jupiter vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.3% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Jupiter
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.13	$25.00	+73.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.09	$9.75	+5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.29	$3.03	+23.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$2.12	+7.1%
Average			+27.3%

Wellington vs. Jupiter - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.6% more for groceries

	Wellington	Jupiter
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.44	$3.81	+92.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.01	$7.00	+74.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.83	$3.92	-42.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.80	$4.61	-32.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.32	$5.95	+24.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$2.12	+55.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.76	$0.77	-24.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$2.55	+91.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$2.32	-0.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$1.38	+53.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$1.71	+152.6%
Average			+40.6%

Wellington vs. Jupiter - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.0% less for transportation

	Wellington	Jupiter
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.70	$3.19	-48.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$191.01	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,287.65	$36,050.00	+15.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.36	$7.47	-48.7%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 59.5% more for housing

	Wellington	Jupiter
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.95	$68.33	+40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,161.75	$2,166.67	+74.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,915.71	$2,166.67	+97.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.58	$137.93	+26.1%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 17.1% more for childcare

	Wellington	Jupiter
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,339.10	$900.00	+17.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,279.42	??
Average			+17.1%

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pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Jupiter
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.56	$6.50	-2.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.17	$6.21	+75.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.74	$9.00	-64.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.46	$85.00	+149.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.11	$14.50	+25.7%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 17.8% less for clothing

	Wellington	Jupiter
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.77	$64.67	-6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.26	$34.00	-27.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.44	$94.00	-17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$254.81	$116.67	-20.2%
Average			-17.8%

Wellington vs. Jupiter - Cost of clothing

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