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Mulheim An Der Ruhr vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Mulheim An Der Ruhr is 15.4% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 29.6% more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Groceries: pay 2.1% more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Transportation: pay 12.5% more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Housing: pay 32.2% more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Childcare: pay 30.6% more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.9% less in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Clothing: pay 8.5% more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Mulheim An Der Ruhr are more expensive than in Wellington.

Mulheim An Der Ruhr vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mulheim An Der Ruhr instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 29.6% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.46	$16.35 €14.08	+13.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.65	$11.68 €10.05	+26.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.17	$3.30 €2.84	+34.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.35	$2.85 €2.46	+44.4%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 2.1% more for groceries

	Wellington	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.35	$2.33 €2.00	+17.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.82	$7.48 €6.43	+85.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.51	$5.17 €4.45	-23.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.49	$3.88 €3.34	-42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.09	$6.67 €5.74	+39.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.31	$1.44 €1.24	+6.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.72	$0.87 €0.75	-14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.26	$1.03 €0.89	-22.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.93	$2.19 €1.88	-5.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.52	$0.69 €0.60	-22.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.15	$0.71 €0.61	+4.9%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 12.5% more for transportation

	Wellington	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.41	$7.63 €6.57	+24.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$185.87	$62.49 €53.79	-43.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$52,826.14	$31,745.96 €27,327.14	+1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$24.68	$24.29 €20.91	+66.9%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 32.2% more for housing

	Wellington	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$82.66	$45.41 €39.09	-6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,103.56	$864.31 €744.01	-30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,864.13	$1,167.99 €1,005.41	+6.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$185.45	$284.08 €244.54	+159.7%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 30.6% more for childcare

	Wellington	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,303.04	$782.55 €673.63	+1.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$20,706.54	$19,466.49 €16,756.89	+59.4%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.25	$5.26 €4.52	-20.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.00	$4.36 €3.76	+23.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$43.53	$9.58 €8.24	-62.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$57.86	$33.87 €29.16	-0.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.57	$14.02 €12.06	+21.5%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 8.5% more for clothing

	Wellington	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$117.52	$98.11 €84.45	+41.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$79.08	$43.80 €37.70	-6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$192.12	$109.99 €94.68	-2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$247.95	$147.95 €127.35	+1.2%
Average			+8.5%

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