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Puerto de la Cruz vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Puerto de la Cruz is 17.3% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 18.9% less in Puerto de la Cruz
Groceries: pay 9.6% less in Puerto de la Cruz
Transportation: pay 6.0% more in Puerto de la Cruz
Housing: pay 21.3% less in Puerto de la Cruz
Childcare: pay 51.8% less in Puerto de la Cruz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.6% less in Puerto de la Cruz
Clothing: pay 2.3% more in Puerto de la Cruz

The cost of transportation and clothing in Puerto de la Cruz are more expensive than in Wellington. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Puerto de la Cruz.

Puerto de la Cruz vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto de la Cruz instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 18.9% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Puerto de la Cruz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$12.26 €10.45	-15.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.90	$9.34 €7.96	+1.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.24	$1.52 €1.29	-38.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$1.51 €1.29	-23.7%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 9.6% less for groceries

	Wellington	Puerto de la Cruz
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$1.95 €1.66	-1.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.93	$6.03 €5.14	+50.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.70	$4.46 €3.80	-34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.67	$3.46 €2.94	-49.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.22	$4.64 €3.96	-2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.35	$0.79 €0.68	-41.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$1.03 €0.88	+1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.29	$0.69 €0.59	-48.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.99	$1.18 €1.00	-49.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$1.03 €0.88	+14.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$1.05 €0.89	+54.1%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 6.0% more for transportation

	Wellington	Puerto de la Cruz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.58	$6.14 €5.23
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$188.86	$44.38 €37.82	-59.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	$38,969.97 €33,202.65	+25.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.07	$22.19 €18.91	+52.5%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 21.3% less for housing

	Wellington	Puerto de la Cruz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.99	$29.20 €24.88	-40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	$1,167.99 €995.13	-5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	$1,080.39 €920.50	-1.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$188.43	$68.42 €58.29	-37.4%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 51.8% less for childcare

	Wellington	Puerto de la Cruz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	$388.36 €330.88	-49.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	$5,606.35 €4,776.64	-54.1%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Puerto de la Cruz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$2.86 €2.44	-56.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.10	$2.38 €2.03	-32.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.23	$4.26 €3.63	-83.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.79	$52.56 €44.78	+54.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$9.34 €7.96	-19.0%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 2.3% more for clothing

	Wellington	Puerto de la Cruz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.42	$91.98 €78.37	+32.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.35	$48.18 €41.05	+3.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$195.21	$97.82 €83.34	-13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$251.95	$127.02 €108.22	-13.1%
Average			+2.3%

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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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