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Twin Falls vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Twin Falls is 10.2% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 6.6% more in Twin Falls
Groceries: pay 11.5% more in Twin Falls
Transportation: pay 12.5% less in Twin Falls
Housing: pay 20.2% more in Twin Falls
Childcare: pay 75.8% more in Twin Falls
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% less in Twin Falls
Clothing: pay 30.0% less in Twin Falls

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Twin Falls are more expensive than in Wellington. Expenses including clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Twin Falls. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Twin Falls.

Twin Falls vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Twin Falls instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 6.6% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Twin Falls
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.15	$16.50	+14.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.10	$12.00	+30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.29	$2.00	-18.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$2.00	+0.9%
Average			+6.6%

Wellington vs. Twin Falls - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.5% more for groceries

	Wellington	Twin Falls
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$3.27	+65.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.02	$5.67	+40.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.84	$3.21	-52.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.81	$4.43	-34.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.32	$4.30	-10.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$2.06	+51.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.77	$0.74	-26.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$1.68	+26.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$2.20	-5.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$1.12	+25.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$1.00	+47.0%
Average			+11.5%

Wellington vs. Twin Falls - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.5% less for transportation

	Wellington	Twin Falls
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.71	$3.33	-45.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$191.17	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,332.45	$33,650.00	+8.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.38	$14.60	+0.3%
Average			-12.5%

Wellington vs. Twin Falls - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.2% more for housing

	Wellington	Twin Falls
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$85.02	$70.00	+43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,163.54	$1,533.33	+23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,917.29	$1,233.33	+12.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.73	$111.02	+1.5%
Average			+20.2%

Wellington vs. Twin Falls - Cost of housing

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pay 75.8% more for childcare

	Wellington	Twin Falls
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,340.20	$1,238.89	+61.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,296.98	$23,265.00	+90.5%
Average			+75.8%

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pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Twin Falls
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.57	$6.00	-9.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.17	$6.38	+80.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.77	$8.25	-67.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.51	$31.00	-9.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.12	$12.00	+4.0%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 30.0% less for clothing

	Wellington	Twin Falls
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.87	$46.67	-32.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.33	$34.00	-27.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.60	$81.67	-27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$255.02	$99.17	-32.2%
Average			-30.0%

Wellington vs. Twin Falls - Cost of clothing

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