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Reggio Nell'emilia vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Reggio Nell'emilia is 2.9% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Groceries: pay 6.3% more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Transportation: pay 27.4% more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Housing: pay 25.0% less in Reggio Nell'emilia
Childcare: pay 37.4% less in Reggio Nell'emilia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% less in Reggio Nell'emilia
Clothing: pay 3.3% less in Reggio Nell'emilia

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

Reggio Nell'emilia vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reggio Nell'emilia instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 20.9% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Reggio Nell'emilia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$17.52 €14.93	+21.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.90	$11.68 €9.95	+26.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.24	$3.65 €3.11	+48.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$1.73 €1.47	-12.7%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 6.3% more for groceries

	Wellington	Reggio Nell'emilia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$2.10 €1.79	+6.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.93	$9.83 €8.38	+144.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.70	$5.49 €4.68	-19.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.67	$3.78 €3.22	-44.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.22	$4.87 €4.15	+2.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.35	$0.97 €0.83	-28.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$0.92 €0.78	-9.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.29	$1.06 €0.90	-20.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.99	$1.59 €1.35	-31.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$1.05 €0.90	+17.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$1.03 €0.88	+52.4%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 27.4% more for transportation

	Wellington	Reggio Nell'emilia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.58	$7.90 €6.73	+28.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$188.86	$37.96 €32.34	-65.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	$29,199.74 €24,878.35	-6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.07	$36.79 €31.35	+152.8%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 25.0% less for housing

	Wellington	Reggio Nell'emilia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.99	$28.37 €24.17	-41.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	$697.46 €594.24	-43.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	$550.90 €469.37	-49.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$188.43	$148.33 €126.38	+35.6%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 37.4% less for childcare

	Wellington	Reggio Nell'emilia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	$521.70 €444.49	-32.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	$7,007.94 €5,970.80	-42.6%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Reggio Nell'emilia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$5.84 €4.98	-12.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.10	$2.26 €1.92	-36.2%
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	$10.51 €8.96	-8.9%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 3.3% less for clothing

	Wellington	Reggio Nell'emilia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.42	$79.42 €67.67	+14.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.35	$46.72 €39.81	+0.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$195.21	$105.12 €89.56	-7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$251.95	$115.83 €98.68	-20.8%
Average			-3.3%

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