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Richmond Hill vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Richmond Hill is 6.1% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 14.6% less in Richmond Hill
Groceries: pay 6.6% more in Richmond Hill
Transportation: pay 18.0% less in Richmond Hill
Housing: pay 33.5% more in Richmond Hill
Childcare: pay 11.7% less in Richmond Hill
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.0% less in Richmond Hill
Clothing: pay 26.4% less in Richmond Hill

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

Richmond Hill vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Richmond Hill instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 14.6% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Richmond Hill
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$14.75 CA$20.39	+2.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$9.35 CA$12.93	+1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$1.83 CA$2.53	-25.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.26 CA$1.74	-36.4%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 6.6% more for groceries

	Wellington	Richmond Hill
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$2.26 CA$3.13	+14.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$3.97 CA$5.49	-1.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$11.81 CA$16.33	+73.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$3.28 CA$4.53	-51.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$5.13 CA$7.09	+7.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$1.80 CA$2.48	+31.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.60 CA$0.83	-40.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$1.47 CA$2.04	+10.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$1.54 CA$2.13	-33.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$1.11 CA$1.53	+23.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.93 CA$1.29	+37.3%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 18.0% less for transportation

	Wellington	Richmond Hill
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$4.05 CA$5.60	-34.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$110.79 CA$153.21	+1.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	-21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$12.00 CA$16.59	-17.6%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 33.5% more for housing

	Wellington	Richmond Hill
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$56.36 CA$77.93	+15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$1,755.41 CA$2,427.47	+41.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$1,798.58 CA$2,487.16	+63.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$123.78 CA$171.18	+13.2%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 11.7% less for childcare

	Wellington	Richmond Hill
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$647.49 CA$895.38	-15.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$11,271.09 CA$15,586.22	-7.7%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Richmond Hill
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$5.04 CA$6.96	-24.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$3.17 CA$4.38	-10.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$12.95 CA$17.91	-49.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$43.17 CA$59.69	+26.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$11.26 CA$15.57	-2.4%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 26.4% less for clothing

	Wellington	Richmond Hill
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$60.43 CA$83.57	-12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$43.17 CA$59.69	-7.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$62.95 CA$87.05	-44.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$86.33 CA$119.38	-41.0%
Average			-26.4%

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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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