Cost of living comparison

New Zealand

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Canada

Spruce Grove vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Spruce Grove is 4.1% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 14.3% less in Spruce Grove
Groceries: pay 5.7% more in Spruce Grove
Transportation: pay 30.7% less in Spruce Grove
Housing: pay 10.7% more in Spruce Grove
Childcare: pay 18.9% more in Spruce Grove
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.0% more in Spruce Grove
Clothing: pay 20.0% less in Spruce Grove

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

Spruce Grove vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Spruce Grove instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 14.3% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Spruce Grove
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.74	$12.19 CA$17.06	-15.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.83	$7.89 CA$11.04	-14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.22	$2.00 CA$2.80	-18.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.39	$1.81 CA$2.53	-8.4%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 5.7% more for groceries

	Wellington	Spruce Grove
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.39	$2.59 CA$3.62	+30.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.90	$6.10 CA$8.53	+51.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.64	$7.48 CA$10.47	+10.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.62	$3.28 CA$4.60	-51.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.18	$5.49 CA$7.68	+15.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.33	$1.95 CA$2.73	+43.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$0.55 CA$0.77	-45.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.28	$1.68 CA$2.35	+25.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.97	$1.63 CA$2.28	-29.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$0.65 CA$0.90	-28.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.16	$0.95 CA$1.34	+40.7%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 30.7% less for transportation

	Wellington	Spruce Grove
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.53	$3.86 CA$5.40	-37.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$187.99	$46.62 CA$65.25	-57.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,428.60	$24,377.72 CA$34,117.84	-21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$24.96	$13.63 CA$19.07	-6.4%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 10.7% more for housing

	Wellington	Spruce Grove
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.61	$60.12 CA$84.14	+23.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,127.55	$860.67 CA$1,204.55	-30.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,885.39	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$187.56	$152.41 CA$213.31	+39.4%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 18.9% more for childcare

	Wellington	Spruce Grove
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,317.91	$841.37 CA$1,177.54	+9.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$20,942.69	$15,659.39 CA$21,916.09	+28.2%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Spruce Grove
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.38	$5.74 CA$8.03	-13.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.07	$3.05 CA$4.27	-13.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.03	$12.62 CA$17.67	-50.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.52	$60.61 CA$84.82	+77.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.79	$12.19 CA$17.06	+5.7%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 20.0% less for clothing

	Wellington	Spruce Grove
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$118.86	$56.07 CA$78.48	-19.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$79.98	$43.03 CA$60.23	-7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$194.31	$86.07 CA$120.45	-24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$250.78	$103.71 CA$145.15	-29.1%
Average			-20.0%

Wellington vs. Spruce Grove - Cost of clothing

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