Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 4.8% more expensive than Wellington.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
St. George's
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$22.94
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.30
|
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.87
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 5.0% less for groceries
Wellington
|
St. George's
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.43
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.24
|
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.74
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$7.97
|
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.34
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.36
|
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Wellington
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.59
|
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$158.82
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,401.22
|
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.10
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 47.6% less for housing
Wellington
|
St. George's
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$95.71
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,645.78
|
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,328.72
|
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$221.59
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 88.6% less for childcare
Wellington
|
St. George's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,386.98
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,026.28
|
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
|
pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
St. George's
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.47
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.66
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$39.63
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$68.81
|
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$20.86
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
Wellington
|
St. George's
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$130.74
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$78.40
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$178.91
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$211.42
|
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
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