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Quesnel vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Quesnel is 7.4% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 10.3% more in Quesnel
Groceries: pay 33.2% more in Quesnel
Transportation: pay 3.9% more in Quesnel
Housing: pay 9.0% less in Quesnel
Childcare: pay 50.8% less in Quesnel
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% less in Quesnel
Clothing: pay 33.7% less in Quesnel

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

Quesnel vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.3% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Quesnel
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.13	$16.85 CA$23.40	+16.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.09	$10.76 CA$14.94	+16.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.29	$2.51 CA$3.49	+2.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$2.09 CA$2.90	+5.8%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 33.2% more for groceries

	Wellington	Quesnel
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.44	$2.73 CA$3.79	+37.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.01	$4.54 CA$6.31	+12.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.83	$10.01 CA$13.90	+47.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.80	$3.92 CA$5.44	-42.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.32	$5.86 CA$8.13	+22.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$1.91 CA$2.65	+40.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.76	$1.29 CA$1.80	+27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$2.03 CA$2.82	+52.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$1.97 CA$2.73	-15.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$1.43 CA$1.99	+59.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$1.50 CA$2.08	+120.7%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 3.9% more for transportation

	Wellington	Quesnel
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.70	$4.48 CA$6.23	-27.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$191.01	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,287.65	$30,123.40 CA$41,828.72	-3.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.36	$20.68 CA$28.71	+42.1%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 9.0% less for housing

	Wellington	Quesnel
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.95	$59.77 CA$82.99	+22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,161.75	$788.95 CA$1,095.51	-36.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,915.71	$573.78 CA$796.74	-47.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.58	$137.12 CA$190.40	+25.4%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 50.8% less for childcare

	Wellington	Quesnel
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,339.10	$377.98 CA$524.85	-50.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,279.42	??
Average			-50.8%

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Quesnel
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.56	$4.66 CA$6.47	-29.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.17	$4.18 CA$5.81	+18.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.74	$11.44 CA$15.88	-55.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.46	$56.30 CA$78.18	+65.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.11	$8.61 CA$11.95	-25.4%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 33.7% less for clothing

	Wellington	Quesnel
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.77	$37.06 CA$51.46	-46.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.26	$46.62 CA$64.73
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.44	$81.29 CA$112.87	-28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$254.81	$107.58 CA$149.39	-26.4%
Average			-33.7%

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