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La Linea de la Concepcion vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

La Linea de la Concepcion is 21.2% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 7.9% less in La Linea de la Concepcion
Groceries: pay 16.3% less in La Linea de la Concepcion
Transportation: pay 10.8% less in La Linea de la Concepcion
Housing: pay 35.4% less in La Linea de la Concepcion
Childcare: pay 43.2% less in La Linea de la Concepcion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.1% less in La Linea de la Concepcion
Clothing: pay 12.0% less in La Linea de la Concepcion

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in La Linea de la Concepcion.

La Linea de la Concepcion vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in La Linea de la Concepcion instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 7.9% less for restaurants

	Wellington	La Linea de la Concepcion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.06	$14.02 €11.97	-2.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.04	$9.93 €8.48	+7.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.27	$2.10 €1.80	-14.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.44	$1.54 €1.32	-22.0%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 16.3% less for groceries

	Wellington	La Linea de la Concepcion
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.43	$1.75 €1.50	-11.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.99	$6.42 €5.49	+59.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.79	$4.47 €3.81	-34.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.77	$2.63 €2.24	-61.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.29	$3.18 €2.71	-33.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$1.06 €0.90	-22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.76	$0.79 €0.68	-21.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.31	$0.71 €0.60	-46.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.02	$1.22 €1.04	-47.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.85 €0.72	-5.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.98 €0.84	+44.5%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 10.8% less for transportation

	Wellington	La Linea de la Concepcion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.67	$6.59 €5.63	+7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$190.44	$46.72 €39.89	-57.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,124.77	$38,969.97 €33,274.98	+25.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.28	$11.90 €10.16	-18.2%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 35.4% less for housing

	Wellington	La Linea de la Concepcion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.70	$31.15 €26.59	-36.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,155.27	$759.19 €648.25	-38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,909.96	$642.39 €548.52	-41.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.00	$81.97 €70.00	-25.0%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 43.2% less for childcare

	Wellington	La Linea de la Concepcion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,335.08	$408.80 €349.06	-46.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,215.57	$7,358.33 €6,283.00	-39.7%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	La Linea de la Concepcion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.53	$2.34 €1.99	-64.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.15	$2.15 €1.84	-39.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.60	$6.42 €5.49	-75.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.28	$62.29 €53.19	+82.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.05	$9.34 €7.98	-19.0%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 12.0% less for clothing

	Wellington	La Linea de la Concepcion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.41	$85.26 €72.80	+23.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.02	$29.20 €24.93	-37.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.84	$97.33 €83.11	-14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$254.05	$117.77 €100.56	-19.5%
Average			-12.0%

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