Cost of living comparison
Paris is 7.3% more expensive than Wellington.
If you lived in Paris instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 20.0% more for restaurants
Wellington
|
Paris
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.20
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.82
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
$2.70
€2.53
|
|
pay 9.3% more for groceries
Wellington
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
$9.69
€9.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.38
|
$4.75
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
$6.40
€6.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
Wellington
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.72
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$160.63
|
$92.35
€86.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,928.27
|
$24,187.89
€22,694.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.42
|
$21.89
€20.54
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
Wellington
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$96.80
|
$32.60
€30.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,675.83
|
$1,438.32
€1,349.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,355.17
|
$1,037.88
€973.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$224.10
|
$169.67
€159.19
|
|
pay 21.2% more for childcare
Wellington
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,402.73
|
$830.08
€778.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,265.11
|
$18,062.39
€16,947.03
|
|
pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Paris
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.60
|
$7.69
€7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$40.08
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$69.60
|
$39.26
€36.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$21.09
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
pay 9.1% more for clothing
Wellington
|
Paris
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$132.23
|
$110.46
€103.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$79.29
|
$41.99
€39.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$180.95
|
$101.08
€94.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$213.82
|
$143.22
€134.38
|
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