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Red Deer vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Red Deer is 11.6% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 4.7% less in Red Deer
Groceries: pay 6.7% more in Red Deer
Transportation: pay 29.9% less in Red Deer
Housing: pay 8.7% more in Red Deer
Childcare: pay 20.2% less in Red Deer
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.5% less in Red Deer
Clothing: pay 30.2% less in Red Deer

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

Red Deer vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Red Deer instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 4.7% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Red Deer
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$17.22 CA$23.73	+19.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.90	$9.69 CA$13.35	+4.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.24	$1.68 CA$2.32	-31.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$1.75 CA$2.41	-11.6%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 6.7% more for groceries

	Wellington	Red Deer
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$2.56 CA$3.53	+29.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.93	$5.19 CA$7.15	+29.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.70	$6.34 CA$8.73	-6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.67	$3.17 CA$4.37	-53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.22	$5.43 CA$7.48	+13.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.35	$2.03 CA$2.80	+49.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$0.61 CA$0.84	-40.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.29	$1.71 CA$2.35	+28.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.99	$1.56 CA$2.15	-32.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$1.09 CA$1.50	+21.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.92 CA$1.27	+35.5%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 29.9% less for transportation

	Wellington	Red Deer
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.58	$3.72 CA$5.12	-39.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$188.86	$52.92 CA$72.92	-51.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	$24,382.26 CA$33,597.54	-21.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.07	$13.60 CA$18.74	-6.6%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 8.7% more for housing

	Wellington	Red Deer
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.99	$63.09 CA$86.93	+29.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	$1,060.84 CA$1,461.78	-14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	$973.53 CA$1,341.48	-11.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$188.43	$143.49 CA$197.72	+31.2%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 20.2% less for childcare

	Wellington	Red Deer
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	$665.47 CA$916.98	-13.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	$8,898.11 CA$12,261.15	-27.1%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Red Deer
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$5.02 CA$6.92	-24.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.10	$3.68 CA$5.07	+3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.23	$14.35 CA$19.78	-44.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.79	$38.84 CA$53.52	+13.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$10.76 CA$14.83	-6.7%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 30.2% less for clothing

	Wellington	Red Deer
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.42	$49.96 CA$68.84	-27.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.35	$34.08 CA$46.96	-26.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$195.21	$73.91 CA$101.85	-34.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$251.95	$100.50 CA$138.49	-31.3%
Average			-30.2%

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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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