Cost of living comparison

compared to

Sonderborg vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Sonderborg is 18.2% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 24.5% more in Sonderborg
Groceries: pay 25.8% more in Sonderborg
Transportation: pay 76.9% more in Sonderborg
Housing: pay 6.2% less in Sonderborg
Childcare: pay 39.2% less in Sonderborg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.2% more in Sonderborg
Clothing: pay 21.1% more in Sonderborg

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

Sonderborg vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 24.5% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Sonderborg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.15	$18.78 DKK120.93	+30.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.10	$11.11 DKK71.55	+20.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.29	$2.97 DKK19.15	+20.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$2.50 DKK16.12	+26.6%
Average			+24.5%

Wellington vs. Sonderborg - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 25.8% more for groceries

	Wellington	Sonderborg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$3.38 DKK21.79	+71.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.02	$9.39 DKK60.46	+133.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.84	$7.85 DKK50.54	+15.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.81	$4.76 DKK30.67	-29.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.32	$8.52 DKK54.85	+78.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$1.18 DKK7.62	-13.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.77	$1.05 DKK6.74	+3.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$1.42 DKK9.14	+6.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.73 DKK4.72	-18.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.75 DKK4.80	+9.9%
Average			+25.8%

Wellington vs. Sonderborg - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 76.9% more for transportation

	Wellington	Sonderborg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.71	$8.28 DKK53.31	+34.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$191.17	$117.36 DKK755.80	+7.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,332.45	$46,396.23 DKK298,791.70	+48.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.38	$46.08 DKK296.78	+216.7%
Average			+76.9%

Wellington vs. Sonderborg - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 6.2% less for housing

	Wellington	Sonderborg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$85.02	$42.67 DKK274.77	-12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,163.54	$618.09 DKK3,980.53	-50.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,917.29	$403.13 DKK2,596.16	-63.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.73	$220.05 DKK1,417.12	+101.2%
Average			-6.2%

Wellington vs. Sonderborg - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 39.2% less for childcare

	Wellington	Sonderborg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,340.20	$704.16 DKK4,534.78	-8.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,296.98	$3,651.19 DKK23,513.68	-70.1%
Average			-39.2%

Wellington vs. Sonderborg - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 24.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Sonderborg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.57	$6.96 DKK44.84	+5.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.17	$6.51 DKK41.91	+83.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.77	$11.74 DKK75.58	-54.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.51	$39.94 DKK257.22	+17.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.12	$19.56 DKK125.97	+69.5%
Average			+24.2%

Wellington vs. Sonderborg - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 21.1% more for clothing

	Wellington	Sonderborg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.87	$109.54 DKK705.41	+58.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.33	$39.12 DKK251.93	-16.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.60	$129.10 DKK831.38	+13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$255.02	$187.78 DKK1,209.27	+28.4%
Average			+21.1%

Wellington vs. Sonderborg - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Wellington vs.

Quito

Wellington vs.

London

Wellington vs.

Madrid

Wellington vs.

Delhi

Wellington vs.

Phnom Penh

Wellington vs.

Nairobi

Wellington vs.

Singapore

Wellington vs.

Berlin

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in New Zealand vs. Denmark. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within New Zealand and Denmark.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Wellington

Add prices for Sonderborg

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Sonderborg or Wellington. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.