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Pembroke Pines vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Pembroke Pines is 26.0% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 29.2% more in Pembroke Pines
Groceries: pay 39.6% more in Pembroke Pines
Transportation: pay 27.8% less in Pembroke Pines
Housing: pay 58.5% more in Pembroke Pines
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Pembroke Pines
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% less in Pembroke Pines
Clothing: pay 18.5% less in Pembroke Pines

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Pembroke Pines are more expensive than in Wellington. Expenses including transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Pembroke Pines. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Pembroke Pines.

Pembroke Pines vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pembroke Pines instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 29.2% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Pembroke Pines
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$25.00	+73.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.90	$12.00	+30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.24	$2.71	+10.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$2.04	+3.2%
Average			+29.2%

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pay 39.6% more for groceries

	Wellington	Pembroke Pines
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$3.06	+54.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.93	$8.26	+105.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.70	$3.92	-42.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.67	$4.37	-35.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.22	$6.33	+32.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.35	$2.12	+55.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$0.78	-23.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.29	$2.25	+68.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.99	$2.53	+9.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$1.41	+57.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$1.71	+152.6%
Average			+39.6%

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pay 27.8% less for transportation

	Wellington	Pembroke Pines
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.58	$3.19	-48.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$188.86	$45.00	-58.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	$29,003.00	-6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.07	$14.93	+2.6%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 58.5% more for housing

	Wellington	Pembroke Pines
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.99	$70.00	+43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	$2,283.33	+84.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	$2,000.00	+81.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$188.43	$136.01	+24.4%
Average			+58.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Wellington	Pembroke Pines
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	$816.67	+6.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	$37,150.00	+204.2%
Average			+105.2%

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pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Pembroke Pines
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$5.00	-24.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.10	$6.00	+69.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.23	$8.00	-68.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.79	$25.00	-26.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$15.00	+30.0%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 18.5% less for clothing

	Wellington	Pembroke Pines
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.42	$47.50	-31.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.35	$43.75	-6.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$195.21	$95.00	-16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$251.95	$116.67	-20.2%
Average			-18.5%

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