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St Peter Port vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

St Peter Port is 39.5% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 14.8% more in St Peter Port
Groceries: pay 41.2% more in St Peter Port
Transportation: pay 9.9% more in St Peter Port
Housing: pay 65.6% more in St Peter Port
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in St Peter Port
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.1% more in St Peter Port
Clothing: pay 11.0% less in St Peter Port

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in St Peter Port are more expensive than in Wellington. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in St Peter Port.

St Peter Port vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St Peter Port instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 14.8% more for restaurants

	Wellington	St Peter Port
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$20.70 £15.52	+43.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$8.01 £6.00	-13.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$2.59 £1.94	+5.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$2.45 £1.84	+23.8%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 41.2% more for groceries

	Wellington	St Peter Port
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$2.02 £1.51	+2.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$8.01 £6.01	+99.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$8.47 £6.35	+24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$5.39 £4.04	-20.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$5.60 £4.20	+17.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$2.31 £1.73	+69.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$1.62 £1.21	+59.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$2.61 £1.96	+96.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$1.60 £1.20	-31.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$1.41 £1.06	+57.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$1.21 £0.91	+78.7%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 9.9% more for transportation

	Wellington	St Peter Port
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$8.03 £6.02	+30.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$33.39 £25.03	-69.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$32,714.76 £24,523.80	+5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$25.26 £18.93	+73.5%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 65.6% more for housing

	Wellington	St Peter Port
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$59.76 £44.80	+22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$2,181.21 £1,635.09	+75.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$2,003.15 £1,501.61	+82.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$198.99 £149.17	+81.9%
Average			+65.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Wellington	St Peter Port
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$2,247.98 £1,685.14	+192.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$20,031.49 £15,016.11	+64.0%
Average			+128.2%

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pay 28.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	St Peter Port
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$6.68 £5.01	+0.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$5.07 £3.80	+43.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$10.68 £8.01	-58.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$87.47 £65.57	+156.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$11.35 £8.51	-1.6%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 11.0% less for clothing

	Wellington	St Peter Port
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$93.48 £70.08	+34.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$33.39 £25.03	-28.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$96.82 £72.58	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$93.48 £70.08	-36.1%
Average			-11.0%

Wellington vs. St Peter Port - Cost of clothing

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