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Piano di Sorrento vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Piano di Sorrento is 2.0% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 1.0% less in Piano di Sorrento
Groceries: pay 1.4% less in Piano di Sorrento
Transportation: pay 44.1% more in Piano di Sorrento
Housing: pay 4.2% less in Piano di Sorrento
Childcare: pay 14.8% more in Piano di Sorrento
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.0% less in Piano di Sorrento
Clothing: pay 7.0% more in Piano di Sorrento

The cost of transportation, childcare, and clothing in Piano di Sorrento are more expensive than in Wellington. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Piano di Sorrento.

Piano di Sorrento vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Piano di Sorrento instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 1.0% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Piano di Sorrento
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.74	$17.52 €15.14	+21.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.83	$11.68 €10.09	+26.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.22	$2.14 €1.85	-12.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.39	$1.21 €1.04	-39.0%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 1.4% less for groceries

	Wellington	Piano di Sorrento
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.39	$2.14 €1.85	+8.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.90	$7.79 €6.73	+93.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.64	$6.75 €5.83	-0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.62	$4.27 €3.69	-36.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.18	$5.68 €4.91	+18.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.33	$1.05 €0.91	-22.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$0.94 €0.81	-7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.28	$0.99 €0.85	-25.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.97	$1.35 €1.17	-41.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$0.79 €0.69	-11.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.16	$0.75 €0.65	+10.7%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 44.1% more for transportation

	Wellington	Piano di Sorrento
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.53	$7.84 €6.78	+27.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$187.99	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,428.60	$37,373.79 €32,303.74	+20.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$24.96	$26.86 €23.22	+84.6%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 4.2% less for housing

	Wellington	Piano di Sorrento
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.61	$31.14 €26.92	-36.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,127.55	$1,167.93 €1,009.49	-5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,885.39	$934.34 €807.59	-15.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$187.56	$153.32 €132.52	+40.2%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 14.8% more for childcare

	Wellington	Piano di Sorrento
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,317.91	$778.62 €672.99	+1.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$20,942.69	$15,650.27 €13,527.19	+28.2%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Piano di Sorrento
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.38	$4.09 €3.53	-38.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.07	$1.96 €1.69	-44.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.03	$7.01 €6.06	-72.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.52	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.79	$8.76 €7.57	-24.1%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 7.0% more for clothing

	Wellington	Piano di Sorrento
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$118.86	$96.35 €83.28	+39.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$79.98	$44.38 €38.36	-4.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$194.31	$112.90 €97.58	-0.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$250.78	$138.01 €119.29	-5.6%
Average			+7.0%

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