Cost of living comparison

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Samara vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Samara is 10.3% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 26.2% less in Samara
Groceries: pay 18.3% more in Samara
Transportation: pay 6.4% more in Samara
Housing: pay 5.0% less in Samara
Childcare: pay 44.8% less in Samara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.6% less in Samara
Clothing: pay 6.2% less in Samara

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

Samara vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.2% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Samara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	-31.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$6.93 CRC3,386.95	-24.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$2.06 CRC1,004.21	-16.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.34 CRC653.20	-32.4%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 18.3% more for groceries

	Wellington	Samara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$2.64 CRC1,288.25	+33.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$4.95 CRC2,419.25	+23.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$7.78 CRC3,801.22	+14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$2.88 CRC1,404.76	-57.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$3.97 CRC1,936.83	-16.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$1.94 CRC946.86	+42.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.65 CRC319.23	-35.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$1.95 CRC951.04	+46.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$1.58 CRC772.54	-31.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$1.55 CRC755.52	+72.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$1.43 CRC699.02	+111.0%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 6.4% more for transportation

	Wellington	Samara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$5.39 CRC2,631.93	-12.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$37,640.45 CRC18,386,324.93	+20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$16.12 CRC7,872.25	+10.7%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 5.0% less for housing

	Wellington	Samara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$58.88 CRC28,758.87	+20.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$1,492.18 CRC728,890.26	+20.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$836.06 CRC408,390.40	-24.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$68.88 CRC33,646.32	-37.0%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 44.8% less for childcare

	Wellington	Samara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$472.17 CRC230,642.19	-38.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$6,000.30 CRC2,930,982.55	-50.9%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Samara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$2.67 CRC1,306.40	-59.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$2.77 CRC1,354.78	-21.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$4.95 CRC2,419.25	-80.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$69.34 CRC33,869.55	+103.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$9.91 CRC4,838.51	-14.2%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 6.2% less for clothing

	Wellington	Samara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$59.43 CRC29,031.04	-14.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$51.32 CRC25,068.65	+10.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$120.28 CRC58,753.29	+6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$106.98 CRC52,255.87	-26.8%
Average			-6.2%

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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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