Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 10.3% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 3.8% more for restaurants
Wellington
|
Victoria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.42
|
$13.88
SCR189.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
$6.67
SCR90.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.39
|
$3.77
SCR51.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.95
|
$2.28
SCR31.05
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.61
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.61
|
$10.81
SCR147.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.50
|
$7.26
SCR98.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.90
|
$2.98
SCR40.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$8.13
|
$2.56
SCR34.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.39
|
$1.36
SCR18.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.84
|
$1.28
SCR17.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.41
|
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.45
|
$2.94
SCR40.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.76
|
$0.83
SCR11.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.57
|
$0.62
SCR8.40
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.83
|
$4.99
SCR67.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$162.13
|
$24.06
SCR327.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$47,366.61
|
$24,561.80
SCR334,641.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.69
|
$29.32
SCR399.41
|
|
pay 0.6% more for housing
Wellington
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$97.70
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,700.82
|
$913.34
SCR12,443.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,377.17
|
$774.97
SCR10,558.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$226.20
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.43
|
|
pay 73.0% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,415.84
|
$187.50
SCR2,554.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,463.74
|
$3,982.14
SCR54,254.63
|
|
pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.71
|
$3.66
SCR49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.78
|
$5.06
SCR68.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$40.45
|
$11.60
SCR158.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$70.25
|
$91.48
SCR1,246.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$21.29
|
$10.75
SCR146.52
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
Wellington
|
Victoria
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$133.46
|
$60.26
SCR820.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$80.04
|
$83.50
SCR1,137.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$182.64
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$215.82
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.58
|
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