Cost of living comparison
Russia is 59.8% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Russia instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Russia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$24.89
|
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$14.93
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.09
|
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.55
|
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
|
pay 61.8% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Russia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.50
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.45
|
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.04
|
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.47
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.65
|
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.36
|
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.89
|
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.43
|
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.28
|
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.79
|
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.53
|
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
|
pay 56.9% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.84
|
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$190.39
|
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$49,272.78
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.63
|
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
|
pay 75.4% less for housing
Wellington
|
Russia
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$94.20
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,490.02
|
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,252.72
|
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$221.12
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,275.86
|
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,178.85
|
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
|
pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Russia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$11.95
|
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.57
|
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.13
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$62.92
|
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$19.91
|
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
|
pay 33.7% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Russia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$131.47
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$87.17
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$204.81
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$211.95
|
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
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