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Sault Ste. Marie vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Sault Ste. Marie is 17.6% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 11.2% less in Sault Ste. Marie
Groceries: pay 5.4% less in Sault Ste. Marie
Transportation: pay 12.4% less in Sault Ste. Marie
Housing: pay 1.6% more in Sault Ste. Marie
Childcare: pay 46.8% less in Sault Ste. Marie
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.6% less in Sault Ste. Marie
Clothing: pay 30.5% less in Sault Ste. Marie

Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Sault Ste. Marie.

Sault Ste. Marie vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sault Ste. Marie instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 11.2% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Sault Ste. Marie
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$16.50 CA$22.82	+14.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$9.75 CA$13.49	+5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$1.73 CA$2.39	-29.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.29 CA$1.78	-35.0%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 5.4% less for groceries

	Wellington	Sault Ste. Marie
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$2.25 CA$3.11	+13.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$4.37 CA$6.04	+8.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$9.95 CA$13.76	+46.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$2.81 CA$3.89	-58.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$4.59 CA$6.35	-3.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$1.38 CA$1.91	+1.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.50 CA$0.69	-50.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$1.31 CA$1.81	-1.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$1.58 CA$2.18	-31.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$0.99 CA$1.37	+10.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.72 CA$0.99	+5.7%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 12.4% less for transportation

	Wellington	Sault Ste. Marie
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$4.06 CA$5.62	-33.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$57.41 CA$79.39	-47.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$24,382.26 CA$33,717.01	-21.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$22.35 CA$30.91	+53.6%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 1.6% more for housing

	Wellington	Sault Ste. Marie
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$68.03 CA$94.07	+39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$873.07 CA$1,207.32	-29.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$908.95 CA$1,256.94	-17.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$124.38 CA$172.00	+13.7%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 46.8% less for childcare

	Wellington	Sault Ste. Marie
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$502.31 CA$694.62	-34.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$5,023.13 CA$6,946.23	-58.9%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Sault Ste. Marie
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$4.31 CA$5.95	-35.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$3.44 CA$4.76	-2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$11.48 CA$15.88	-55.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$32.29 CA$44.65	-5.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$12.18 CA$16.84	+5.6%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 30.5% less for clothing

	Wellington	Sault Ste. Marie
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$45.45 CA$62.85	-34.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$35.88 CA$49.62	-23.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$60.82 CA$84.10	-46.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$119.60 CA$165.39	-18.2%
Average			-30.5%

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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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