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Reggio Di Calabria vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Reggio Di Calabria is 16.3% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 7.1% less in Reggio Di Calabria
Groceries: pay 12.6% less in Reggio Di Calabria
Transportation: pay 6.3% less in Reggio Di Calabria
Housing: pay 26.7% less in Reggio Di Calabria
Childcare: pay 29.9% less in Reggio Di Calabria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.9% less in Reggio Di Calabria
Clothing: pay 17.6% less in Reggio Di Calabria

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Reggio Di Calabria.

Reggio Di Calabria vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reggio Di Calabria instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 7.1% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Reggio Di Calabria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$14.02 €11.94	-2.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.90	$11.10 €9.45	+20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.24	$2.34 €1.99	-5.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$1.17 €1.00	-40.9%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 12.6% less for groceries

	Wellington	Reggio Di Calabria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$1.81 €1.54	-8.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.93	$7.30 €6.22	+81.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.70	$4.86 €4.14	-28.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.67	$3.06 €2.60	-54.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.22	$4.90 €4.18	+2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.35	$0.99 €0.84	-27.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$1.03 €0.88	+1.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.29	$0.89 €0.76	-33.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.99	$1.32 €1.13	-42.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$0.79 €0.67	-11.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.56 €0.47	-18.0%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 6.3% less for transportation

	Wellington	Reggio Di Calabria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.58	$7.81 €6.65	+27.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$188.86	$46.72 €39.81	-57.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	$33,813.30 €28,809.13	+8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.07	$14.02 €11.94	-3.7%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 26.7% less for housing

	Wellington	Reggio Di Calabria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.99	$27.84 €23.72	-42.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	$513.26 €437.30	-58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	$333.72 €284.33	-69.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$188.43	$179.60 €153.02	+64.2%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 29.9% less for childcare

	Wellington	Reggio Di Calabria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	$394.20 €335.86	-48.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	$10,862.30 €9,254.75	-11.0%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Reggio Di Calabria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$5.26 €4.48	-20.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.10	$2.15 €1.83	-39.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.23	$7.01 €5.97	-72.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.79	$62.29 €53.07	+82.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$9.34 €7.96	-19.0%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 17.6% less for clothing

	Wellington	Reggio Di Calabria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.42	$74.52 €63.49	+7.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.35	$32.24 €27.47	-30.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$195.21	$89.70 €76.43	-20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$251.95	$108.04 €92.05	-26.1%
Average			-17.6%

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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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