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Roskilde vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Roskilde is 15.2% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 59.8% more in Roskilde
Groceries: pay 7.1% more in Roskilde
Transportation: pay 23.2% more in Roskilde
Housing: pay 8.0% more in Roskilde
Childcare: pay 50.4% less in Roskilde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.8% more in Roskilde
Clothing: pay 24.0% more in Roskilde

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, housing, and groceries in Roskilde are more expensive than in Wellington.

Roskilde vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.8% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Roskilde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.15	$18.78 DKK120.94	+30.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.10	$14.08 DKK90.71	+52.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.29	$4.69 DKK30.24	+90.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$3.27 DKK21.06	+65.4%
Average			+59.8%

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pay 7.1% more for groceries

	Wellington	Roskilde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$3.18 DKK20.49	+61.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.02	$6.59 DKK42.41	+63.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.84	$7.78 DKK50.14	+14.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.81	$4.84 DKK31.14	-28.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.32	$4.70 DKK30.25	-1.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$1.24 DKK8.00	-8.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.77	$1.31 DKK8.46	+29.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$0.98 DKK6.29	-26.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$1.92 DKK12.34	-17.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.82 DKK5.26	-9.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.69 DKK4.42	+1.2%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 23.2% more for transportation

	Wellington	Roskilde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.71	$8.23 DKK53.00	+34.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$191.17	$78.25 DKK503.93	-28.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,332.45	$49,297.09 DKK317,473.23	+58.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.38	$18.78 DKK120.94	+29.0%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 8.0% more for housing

	Wellington	Roskilde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$85.02	$40.69 DKK262.04	-16.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,163.54	$1,356.32 DKK8,734.71	+9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,917.29	$1,147.66 DKK7,390.91	+4.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.73	$147.42 DKK949.39	+34.8%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 50.4% less for childcare

	Wellington	Roskilde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,340.20	$391.25 DKK2,519.63	-49.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,296.98	$5,915.65 DKK38,096.79	-51.6%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 34.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Roskilde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.57	$9.00 DKK57.95	+35.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.17	$6.81 DKK43.89	+92.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.77	$8.92 DKK57.45	-65.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.51	$55.30 DKK356.11	+62.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.12	$17.21 DKK110.86	+49.2%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 24.0% more for clothing

	Wellington	Roskilde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.87	$109.55 DKK705.50	+58.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.33	$35.99 DKK231.81	-22.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.60	$140.59 DKK905.39	+24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$255.02	$199.54 DKK1,285.01	+36.5%
Average			+24.0%

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