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Paranaque City vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Paranaque City is 54.5% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 73.3% less in Paranaque City
Groceries: pay 22.8% less in Paranaque City
Transportation: pay 57.4% less in Paranaque City
Housing: pay 48.2% less in Paranaque City
Childcare: pay 83.8% less in Paranaque City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.8% less in Paranaque City
Clothing: pay 49.1% less in Paranaque City

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Paranaque City.

Paranaque City vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paranaque City instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 73.3% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Paranaque City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.06	$4.13 ₱241.87	-71.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.04	$2.58 ₱151.17	-72.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.27	$0.79 ₱46.11	-68.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.44	$0.36 ₱21.16	-81.7%
Average			-73.3%

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pay 22.8% less for groceries

	Wellington	Paranaque City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.43	$1.24 ₱72.61	-37.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.99	$2.58 ₱151.17	-35.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.79	$6.62 ₱387.85	-2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.77	$1.92 ₱112.54	-71.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.29	$1.87 ₱109.71	-60.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$1.93 ₱113.14	+41.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.76	$0.69 ₱40.23	-32.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.31	$1.30 ₱75.88	-2.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.02	$0.73 ₱42.97	-68.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.75 ₱44.19	-15.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.91 ₱53.33	+34.3%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 57.4% less for transportation

	Wellington	Paranaque City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.67	$4.12 ₱241.36	-32.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$190.44	$10.32 ₱604.67	-90.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,124.77	$23,224.21 ₱1,360,508.79	-25.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.28	$2.84 ₱166.28	-80.5%
Average			-57.4%

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pay 48.2% less for housing

	Wellington	Paranaque City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.70	$28.12 ₱1,647.26	-42.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,155.27	$331.16 ₱19,399.85	-73.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,909.96	$279.55 ₱16,376.49	-74.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.00	$106.28 ₱6,225.87	-2.8%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 83.8% less for childcare

	Wellington	Paranaque City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,335.08	$78.85 ₱4,619.01	-89.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,215.57	$2,709.49 ₱158,726.03	-77.8%
Average			-83.8%

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pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Paranaque City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.53	$1.20 ₱70.54	-81.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.15	$1.89 ₱110.60	-46.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.60	$2.32 ₱136.05	-91.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.28	$43.01 ₱2,519.46	+26.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.05	$6.88 ₱403.11	-40.4%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 49.1% less for clothing

	Wellington	Paranaque City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.41	$35.44 ₱2,076.04	-48.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.02	$15.48 ₱907.01	-66.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.84	$64.51 ₱3,779.19	-43.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$254.05	$91.18 ₱5,341.26	-37.6%
Average			-49.1%

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