Cost of living comparison

New Zealand

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Finland

Turku vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Turku is 16.5% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 23.7% more in Turku
Groceries: pay 11.7% less in Turku
Transportation: pay 10.5% more in Turku
Housing: pay 38.7% less in Turku
Childcare: pay 59.2% less in Turku
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.8% more in Turku
Clothing: pay 8.3% more in Turku

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

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Turku vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turku instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 23.7% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Turku
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.73 NZ$24.27	$16.24 €14.45	+18.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.02 NZ$15.95	$12.32 €10.96	+36.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 NZ$4.28	$2.86 €2.54	+18.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 NZ$3.02	$1.91 €1.70	+11.9%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 11.7% less for groceries

	Wellington	Turku
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 NZ$3.82	$2.51 €2.23	+15.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.62 NZ$8.18	$3.88 €3.45	-16.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 NZ$12.59	$5.90 €5.25	-17.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.89 NZ$12.19	$3.69 €3.28	-46.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.37 NZ$7.73	$6.65 €5.92	+52.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.47	$1.24 €1.11	-11.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 NZ$1.75	$0.99 €0.88	+0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NZ$2.42	$1.02 €0.91	-25.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.93 NZ$5.18	$1.99 €1.77	-32.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 NZ$1.69	$0.66 €0.58	-31.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 NZ$1.01	$0.71 €0.63	+25.2%
Average			-11.7%

Wellington vs. Turku - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.5% more for transportation

	Wellington	Turku
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.03 NZ$12.44	$8.81 €7.84	+25.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$101.23 NZ$179.01	$63.82 €56.81	-36.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,203.61 NZ$44,568.72	$36,622.07 €32,594.96	+45.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.19 NZ$28.63	$20.60 €18.34	+27.3%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 38.7% less for housing

	Wellington	Turku
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.32 NZ$94.29	$22.11 €19.68	-58.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,215.08 NZ$2,148.69	$803.41 €715.06	-33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,141.32 NZ$2,018.26	$654.86 €582.85	-42.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$149.83 NZ$264.95	$101.68 €90.50	-32.1%
Average			-38.7%

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pay 59.2% less for childcare

	Wellington	Turku
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,055.30 NZ$1,866.14	$310.73 €276.56	-70.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,899.11 NZ$22,810.11	$7,278.28 €6,477.93	-43.6%
Average			-59.2%

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pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Turku
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.28 NZ$12.88	$9.57 €8.52	+31.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 NZ$5.91	$4.80 €4.27	+43.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.18 NZ$44.53	$13.44 €11.96	-46.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.09 NZ$67.36	$43.11 €38.37	+13.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.04 NZ$21.30	$21.27 €18.94	+76.6%
Average			+26.8%

Wellington vs. Turku - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.3% more for clothing

	Wellington	Turku
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$77.76 NZ$137.50	$93.87 €83.55	+20.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.15 NZ$49.78	$43.39 €38.62	+54.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.77 NZ$179.97	$102.64 €91.36	+0.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.66 NZ$269.95	$111.97 €99.66	-26.6%
Average			+8.3%

Wellington vs. Turku - Cost of clothing

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