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Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Subic Bay Freeport Zone is 39.0% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 69.1% less in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Groceries: pay 18.4% less in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Transportation: pay 52.2% less in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Housing: pay 65.0% less in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Childcare: pay 12.0% more in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.2% less in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Clothing: pay 30.0% less in Subic Bay Freeport Zone

Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Subic Bay Freeport Zone.

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Subic Bay Freeport Zone instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 69.1% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$4.30 ₱254.24	-70.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.90	$3.44 ₱203.39	-62.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.24	$0.82 ₱48.31	-66.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$0.46 ₱27.12	-76.8%
Average			-69.1%

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pay 18.4% less for groceries

	Wellington	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$1.54 ₱91.33	-21.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.93	$4.59 ₱271.42	+14.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.70	$6.87 ₱406.26	+1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.67	$1.97 ₱116.34	-70.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.22	$2.26 ₱133.77	-52.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.35	$2.74 ₱162.10	+101.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$0.81 ₱47.69	-20.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.29	$0.63 ₱37.24	-52.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.99	$0.52 ₱30.51	-77.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$0.75 ₱44.31	-16.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.63 ₱37.24	-7.1%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 52.2% less for transportation

	Wellington	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.58	$4.16 ₱245.89	-32.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$188.86	$17.55 ₱1,037.30	-84.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	$27,507.78 ₱1,626,122.67	-11.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.07	$2.75 ₱162.71	-81.1%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 65.0% less for housing

	Wellington	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.99	$18.06 ₱1,067.81	-62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	$137.62 ₱8,135.70	-88.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	$86.02 ₱5,084.81	-92.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$188.43	$91.71 ₱5,421.64	-16.1%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 12.0% more for childcare

	Wellington	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	$13,676.48 ₱808,485.01	+12.0%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$1.42 ₱83.90	-78.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.10	$2.41 ₱142.37	-32.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.23	$2.41 ₱142.20	-90.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.79	$30.93 ₱1,828.50	-9.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$6.88 ₱406.78	-40.4%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 30.0% less for clothing

	Wellington	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.42	$44.44 ₱2,627.15	-35.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.35	$35.55 ₱2,101.72	-23.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$195.21	$71.68 ₱4,237.34	-36.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$251.95	$111.82 ₱6,610.25	-23.5%
Average			-30.0%

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