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Port Macquarie vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Port Macquarie is 9.2% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 4.0% less in Port Macquarie
Groceries: pay 6.1% less in Port Macquarie
Transportation: pay 17.8% less in Port Macquarie
Housing: pay 16.7% less in Port Macquarie
Childcare: pay 1.1% less in Port Macquarie
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% more in Port Macquarie
Clothing: pay 22.2% less in Port Macquarie

Expenses including clothing, transportation, housing, groceries, restaurants, and childcare are lower in Port Macquarie.

Port Macquarie vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Macquarie instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 4.0% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Port Macquarie
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	$9.81 A$14.77	+6.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$2.21 A$3.32	-10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.47 A$2.22	-25.6%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 6.1% less for groceries

	Wellington	Port Macquarie
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$2.40 A$3.61	+21.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$2.45 A$3.69	-39.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$4.88 A$7.35	-28.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$3.95 A$5.95	-41.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$3.69 A$5.55	-22.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$1.34 A$2.01	-1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$1.25 A$1.88	+23.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$1.04 A$1.56	-22.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$1.85 A$2.78	-20.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$1.04 A$1.56	+15.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$1.00 A$1.51	+48.0%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 17.8% less for transportation

	Wellington	Port Macquarie
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$4.29 A$6.46	-30.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$24,531.51 A$36,933.94	-21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$14.27 A$21.49	-1.9%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 16.7% less for housing

	Wellington	Port Macquarie
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$54.95 A$82.73	+12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$994.34 A$1,497.06	-19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$889.68 A$1,339.47	-19.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$65.03 A$97.91	-40.5%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 1.1% less for childcare

	Wellington	Port Macquarie
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$915.84 A$1,378.87	+19.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$9,616.35 A$14,478.10	-21.3%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Port Macquarie
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$5.89 A$8.86	-11.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$3.35 A$5.05	-5.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$26.17 A$39.40	+1.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$49.06 A$73.87	+43.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$10.14 A$15.27	-12.1%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 22.2% less for clothing

	Wellington	Port Macquarie
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$78.50 A$118.19	+13.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$19.63 A$29.55	-57.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$91.58 A$137.89	-19.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$109.57 A$164.97	-25.1%
Average			-22.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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