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Perth vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Perth is 15.8% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 6.1% more in Perth
Groceries: pay 5.4% more in Perth
Transportation: pay 4.6% less in Perth
Housing: pay 14.1% more in Perth
Childcare: pay 77.2% more in Perth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.0% more in Perth
Clothing: pay 10.3% less in Perth

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

Perth vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Perth instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 6.1% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Perth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$16.35 A$24.62	+13.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$9.87 A$14.85	+6.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$2.58 A$3.88	+4.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.96 A$2.95	-0.8%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 5.4% more for groceries

	Wellington	Perth
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$2.47 A$3.72	+24.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$4.04 A$6.09	+0.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$5.81 A$8.75	-14.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$4.88 A$7.34	-28.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$3.77 A$5.68	-21.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$1.58 A$2.38	+15.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$1.39 A$2.09	+37.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$1.36 A$2.05	+2.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$2.22 A$3.35	-4.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$1.15 A$1.73	+28.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.80 A$1.20	+17.9%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 4.6% less for transportation

	Wellington	Perth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$4.27 A$6.42	-30.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$71.96 A$108.34	-34.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$29,060.36 A$43,752.43	-6.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$22.31 A$33.59	+53.3%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 14.1% more for housing

	Wellington	Perth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$55.73 A$83.91	+14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$1,565.56 A$2,357.06	+26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$1,219.97 A$1,836.74	+11.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$114.66 A$172.62	+4.8%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 77.2% more for childcare

	Wellington	Perth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$1,878.57 A$2,828.32	+144.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$13,410.56 A$20,190.55	+9.8%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Perth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$7.85 A$11.82	+18.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$3.68 A$5.55	+4.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$32.71 A$49.25	+27.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$42.20 A$63.53	+23.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$16.35 A$24.62	+41.7%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 10.3% less for clothing

	Wellington	Perth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$66.48 A$100.09	-4.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$47.48 A$71.48	+1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$103.70 A$156.13	-8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$101.55 A$152.88	-30.6%
Average			-10.3%

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