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New Providence vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

New Providence is 46.2% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 70.9% more in New Providence
Groceries: pay 42.0% more in New Providence
Housing: pay 29.9% more in New Providence
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.0% more in New Providence

The cost of restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in New Providence are more expensive than in Wellington.

New Providence vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Providence instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 70.9% more for restaurants

	Wellington	New Providence
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.05	$30.00 BSD30.00	+108.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.39	$9.75 BSD9.75	+5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.10	$4.75 BSD4.75	+93.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.30	$3.50 BSD3.50	+77.0%
Average			+70.9%

Wellington vs. New Providence - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.0% more for groceries

	Wellington	New Providence
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.30	$4.69 BSD4.69	+137.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.71	$6.76 BSD6.76	+68.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.32	$11.29 BSD11.29	+66.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.30	$6.50 BSD6.50	-4.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$7.96	$3.75 BSD3.75	-21.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.27	$1.34 BSD1.34	-1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.69	$1.86 BSD1.86	+83.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.22	$2.03 BSD2.03	+52.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.86	$1.40 BSD1.40	-39.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.50	$1.40 BSD1.40	+56.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.13	$1.12 BSD1.12	+64.5%
Average			+42.0%

Wellington vs. New Providence - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Wellington	New Providence
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.24	??
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$182.80	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$51,954.01	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$24.27	??

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pay 29.9% more for housing

	Wellington	New Providence
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$81.30	$100.00 BSD100.00	+105.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,068.83	$1,500.00 BSD1,500.00	+20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,833.36	$700.00 BSD700.00	-36.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$182.38	??
Average			+29.9%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Wellington	New Providence
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,281.53	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$20,364.69	??

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pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	New Providence
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.06	$9.25 BSD9.25	+39.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$5.90	$6.17 BSD6.17	+74.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$42.81	$12.00 BSD12.00	-53.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$56.90	$75.00 BSD75.00	+119.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.24	$15.00 BSD15.00	+30.0%
Average			+42.0%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Wellington	New Providence
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$115.58	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$77.77	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$188.95	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$243.86	??

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