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Riviere Du Rempart vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Riviere Du Rempart is 48.3% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 60.2% less in Riviere Du Rempart
Groceries: pay 41.2% less in Riviere Du Rempart
Transportation: pay 2.3% more in Riviere Du Rempart
Housing: pay 67.6% less in Riviere Du Rempart
Childcare: pay 84.3% less in Riviere Du Rempart
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.7% less in Riviere Du Rempart
Clothing: pay 40.4% less in Riviere Du Rempart

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Riviere Du Rempart.

Riviere Du Rempart vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Riviere Du Rempart instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 60.2% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Riviere Du Rempart
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$3.82 MUR176.11	-73.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$6.55 MUR301.90	-29.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$0.80 MUR36.90	-67.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.58 MUR26.60	-70.8%
Average			-60.2%

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pay 41.2% less for groceries

	Wellington	Riviere Du Rempart
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.56 MUR25.67	-71.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$4.24 MUR195.23	+5.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$4.85 MUR223.48	-28.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$2.33 MUR107.48	-65.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$2.38 MUR109.55	-50.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$0.91 MUR41.99	-33.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.74 MUR34.23	-26.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$0.66 MUR30.58	-50.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$1.11 MUR50.97	-52.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$0.46 MUR21.30	-48.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.46 MUR21.30	-31.8%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 2.3% more for transportation

	Wellington	Riviere Du Rempart
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$5.38 MUR247.92	-12.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$47.49 MUR2,187.68	-56.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$28,396.68 MUR1,308,235.15	-8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$27.20 MUR1,252.89	+86.9%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 67.6% less for housing

	Wellington	Riviere Du Rempart
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$33.35 MUR1,536.29	-31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$218.44 MUR10,063.35	-82.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$185.67 MUR8,553.85	-83.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$29.13 MUR1,341.84	-73.4%
Average			-67.6%

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pay 84.3% less for childcare

	Wellington	Riviere Du Rempart
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$76.45 MUR3,522.17	-90.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$2,621.23 MUR120,760.17	-78.5%
Average			-84.3%

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pay 46.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Riviere Du Rempart
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$2.18 MUR100.63	-67.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$1.88 MUR86.54	-46.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$5.62 MUR259.13	-78.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$36.41 MUR1,677.22	+6.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$6.01 MUR276.74	-47.9%
Average			-46.7%

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pay 40.4% less for clothing

	Wellington	Riviere Du Rempart
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$18.57 MUR855.38	-73.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$49.15 MUR2,264.25	+5.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$65.53 MUR3,019.00	-42.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$70.99 MUR3,270.59	-51.5%
Average			-40.4%

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