Cost of living comparison

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Riehen vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Riehen is 2.1 times more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Riehen
Groceries: pay 73.6% more in Riehen
Transportation: pay 86.4% more in Riehen
Housing: pay 68.3% more in Riehen
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Riehen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.4% more in Riehen
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Riehen

The cost of clothing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and housing in Riehen are more expensive than in Wellington. Notably, clothing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Riehen.

Riehen vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Wellington	Riehen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.15	$40.04 CHF32.14	+177.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.10	$20.02 CHF16.07	+116.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.29	$5.01 CHF4.02	+103.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$4.48 CHF3.60	+126.7%
Average			+131.2%

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pay 73.6% more for groceries

	Wellington	Riehen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$4.13 CHF3.32	+109.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.02	$16.48 CHF13.23	+309.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.84	$8.61 CHF6.92	+26.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.81	$7.39 CHF5.94	+9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.32	$14.76 CHF11.85	+209.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$1.69 CHF1.36	+24.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.77	$0.96 CHF0.77	-5.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$1.29 CHF1.04	-2.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$3.43 CHF2.76	+48.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$1.11 CHF0.89	+23.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$1.07 CHF0.86	+57.6%
Average			+73.6%

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pay 86.4% more for transportation

	Wellington	Riehen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.71	$8.34 CHF6.69	+35.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$191.17	$100.10 CHF80.36	-8.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,332.45	$41,041.86 CHF32,947.46	+31.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.38	$56.31 CHF45.20	+286.9%
Average			+86.4%

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pay 68.3% more for housing

	Wellington	Riehen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$85.02	$61.31 CHF49.22	+25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,163.54	$2,002.04 CHF1,607.19	+61.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,917.29	$2,252.30 CHF1,808.09	+104.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.73	$198.24 CHF159.14	+81.3%
Average			+68.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Wellington	Riehen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,340.20	$2,502.55 CHF2,008.99	+225.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,296.98	$22,522.97 CHF18,080.93	+84.4%
Average			+155.1%

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pay 54.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Riehen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.57	$8.76 CHF7.03	+32.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.17	$6.57 CHF5.27	+85.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.77	$11.57 CHF9.29	-54.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.51	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.12	$29.40 CHF23.61	+154.8%
Average			+54.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Wellington	Riehen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.87	$191.86 CHF154.02	+176.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.33	$145.98 CHF117.19	+213.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.60	$208.02 CHF167.00	+83.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$255.02	$429.60 CHF344.88	+193.8%
Average			+166.8%

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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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