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Nowy Sacz vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Nowy Sacz is 32.9% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 18.0% less in Nowy Sacz
Groceries: pay 38.7% less in Nowy Sacz
Transportation: pay 8.0% less in Nowy Sacz
Housing: pay 20.3% less in Nowy Sacz
Childcare: pay 73.0% less in Nowy Sacz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.9% less in Nowy Sacz
Clothing: pay 30.2% less in Nowy Sacz

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, housing, and restaurants are lower in Nowy Sacz.

Nowy Sacz vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nowy Sacz instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 18.0% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Nowy Sacz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$9.57 PLN34.50	-33.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.90	$8.20 PLN29.57	-11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.24	$2.14 PLN7.72	-12.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$1.70 PLN6.11	-14.3%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 38.7% less for groceries

	Wellington	Nowy Sacz
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$1.26 PLN4.53	-36.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.93	$3.91 PLN14.10	-2.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.70	$3.85 PLN13.87	-43.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.67	$3.35 PLN12.06	-50.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.22	$2.93 PLN10.55	-38.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.35	$0.53 PLN1.92	-60.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$0.72 PLN2.59	-29.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.29	$0.73 PLN2.63	-45.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.99	$1.17 PLN4.20	-49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$0.44 PLN1.57	-51.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.56 PLN2.01	-17.7%
Average			-38.7%

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pay 8.0% less for transportation

	Wellington	Nowy Sacz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.58	$6.55 PLN23.62	+6.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$188.86	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	$34,064.62 PLN122,804.37	+9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.07	$8.75 PLN31.54	-39.9%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 20.3% less for housing

	Wellington	Nowy Sacz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.99	$13.67 PLN49.28	-72.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	$555.94 PLN2,004.19	-55.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	$455.69 PLN1,642.78	-58.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$188.43	$223.67 PLN806.35	+104.5%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 73.0% less for childcare

	Wellington	Nowy Sacz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	$270.68 PLN975.81	-64.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	$2,296.68 PLN8,279.61	-81.2%
Average			-73.0%

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pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Nowy Sacz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$3.01 PLN10.84	-54.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.10	$3.20 PLN11.55	-9.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.23	$5.33 PLN19.22	-79.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.79	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$8.75 PLN31.54	-24.2%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 30.2% less for clothing

	Wellington	Nowy Sacz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.42	$61.52 PLN221.78	-11.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.35	$39.64 PLN142.92	-15.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$195.21	$60.15 PLN216.85	-46.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$251.95	$76.56 PLN275.99	-47.6%
Average			-30.2%

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