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Kolin vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Kolin is 3.1% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 20.6% less in Kolin
Groceries: pay 18.3% less in Kolin
Transportation: pay 17.5% less in Kolin
Housing: pay 21.4% more in Kolin
Childcare: pay 14.4% less in Kolin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.7% more in Kolin
Clothing: pay 0.7% less in Kolin

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

Kolin vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.6% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Kolin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.46	$9.60 CZK201.59	-33.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.65	$9.60 CZK201.59	+4.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.17	$1.98 CZK41.47	-19.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.35	$1.32 CZK27.79	-33.1%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 18.3% less for groceries

	Wellington	Kolin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.35	$1.52 CZK32.00	-22.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.82	$6.63 CZK139.20	+64.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.51	$4.45 CZK93.43	-34.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.49	$3.29 CZK69.03	-51.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.09	$4.48 CZK94.07	-6.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.31	$0.80 CZK16.76	-41.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.72	$0.80 CZK16.76	-21.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.26	$0.99 CZK20.76	-25.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.93	$1.92 CZK40.33	-17.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.52	$0.61 CZK12.84	-31.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.15	$0.58 CZK12.27	-13.8%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 17.5% less for transportation

	Wellington	Kolin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.41	$6.65 CZK139.62	+8.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$185.87	$24.01 CZK503.99	-78.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$52,826.14	$26,409.53 CZK554K	-15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$24.68	$16.71 CZK350.77	+14.8%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 21.4% more for housing

	Wellington	Kolin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$82.66	$21.30 CZK447.05	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,103.56	$1,344.49 CZK28,223.17	+8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,864.13	$1,200.43 CZK25,199.26	+9.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$185.45	$245.32 CZK5,149.71	+124.3%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 14.4% less for childcare

	Wellington	Kolin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,303.04	$440.16 CZK9,239.73	-42.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$20,706.54	$13,909.02 CZK292K	+13.9%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Kolin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.25	$2.21 CZK46.37	-66.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.00	$3.47 CZK72.76	-2.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$43.53	$7.30 CZK153.21	-71.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$57.86	$129.65 CZK2,721.52	+280.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.57	$12.00 CZK251.99	+4.0%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 0.7% less for clothing

	Wellington	Kolin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$117.52	$95.58 CZK2,006.49	+37.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$79.08	$40.57 CZK851.65	-13.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$192.12	$101.12 CZK2,122.67	-10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$247.95	$121.57 CZK2,552.00	-16.9%
Average			-0.7%

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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: March 2026

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