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Sint-niklaas vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Sint-niklaas is 14.2% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 48.4% more in Sint-niklaas
Groceries: pay 4.9% less in Sint-niklaas
Transportation: pay 38.6% more in Sint-niklaas
Housing: pay 6.7% less in Sint-niklaas
Childcare: pay 1.7% more in Sint-niklaas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% less in Sint-niklaas
Clothing: pay 26.7% more in Sint-niklaas

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

Sint-niklaas vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sint-niklaas instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 48.4% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Sint-niklaas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$23.36 €20.06	+62.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$12.85 €11.03	+39.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$3.28 €2.82	+33.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$3.14 €2.70	+58.7%
Average			+48.4%

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pay 4.9% less for groceries

	Wellington	Sint-niklaas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$2.11 €1.81	+6.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$6.02 €5.17	+49.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$5.00 €4.30	-26.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$3.75 €3.22	-44.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$5.41 €4.64	+13.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$1.26 €1.08	-7.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$1.05 €0.90	+3.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$0.99 €0.85	-25.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$1.23 €1.05	-47.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$0.98 €0.85	+9.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.77 €0.66	+13.2%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 38.6% more for transportation

	Wellington	Sint-niklaas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$7.21 €6.20	+17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$30,440.15 €26,142.33	-2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$29.20 €25.08	+100.6%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 6.7% less for housing

	Wellington	Sint-niklaas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$47.20 €40.54	-3.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$875.99 €752.31	-29.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$759.19 €652.00	-30.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$149.61 €128.48	+36.8%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 1.7% more for childcare

	Wellington	Sint-niklaas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$654.07 €561.73	-14.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$14,450.37 €12,410.13	+18.3%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Sint-niklaas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$5.26 €4.51	-20.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$4.18 €3.59	+18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$12.85 €11.03	-50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$37.38 €32.10	+9.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$14.02 €12.04	+21.5%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 26.7% more for clothing

	Wellington	Sint-niklaas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$114.61 €98.43	+65.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$58.40 €50.15	+25.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$109.35 €93.91	-3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$175.20 €150.46	+19.8%
Average			+26.7%

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