Cost of living comparison
Spain is 31.8% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Spain instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 15.1% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Spain
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$24.98
|
$13.31
€12.25
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$14.99
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.10
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.57
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Spain
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.52
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.47
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.09
|
$4.19
€3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.51
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.68
|
$3.26
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.37
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.90
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.44
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.30
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.79
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.54
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 18.2% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.88
|
$6.53
€6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$191.11
|
$35.45
€32.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$49,459.54
|
$33,659.33
€30,958.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.73
|
$14.39
€13.23
|
|
pay 39.7% less for housing
Wellington
|
Spain
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$94.56
|
$33.81
€31.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,499.46
|
$828.43
€761.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,261.25
|
$665.31
€611.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$221.96
|
$106.67
€98.11
|
|
pay 46.7% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,280.69
|
$381.14
€350.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,259.13
|
$7,410.38
€6,815.70
|
|
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Spain
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$11.99
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.59
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.28
|
$5.57
€5.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$63.15
|
$43.03
€39.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$19.99
|
$8.46
€7.78
|
|
pay 29.5% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$131.97
|
$73.08
€67.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$87.50
|
$31.46
€28.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$205.59
|
$75.09
€69.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$212.75
|
$91.97
€84.59
|
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