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Wagga Wagga vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Wagga Wagga is 2.1% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 3.3% more in Wagga Wagga
Groceries: pay 5.2% more in Wagga Wagga
Transportation: pay 10.2% less in Wagga Wagga
Housing: pay 19.9% less in Wagga Wagga
Childcare: pay 37.8% more in Wagga Wagga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% more in Wagga Wagga
Clothing: pay 3.0% less in Wagga Wagga

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

Wagga Wagga vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Wagga Wagga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$23.98	$12.76 A$18.19	-11.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.35	$9.81 A$13.99	+6.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.09	$2.59 A$3.69	+5.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.29	$2.24 A$3.19	+13.2%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 5.2% more for groceries

	Wellington	Wagga Wagga
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.29	$2.71 A$3.86	+37.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.69	$4.99 A$7.11	+24.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.29	$5.50 A$7.84	-19.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.26	$4.32 A$6.15	-36.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$7.93	$2.97 A$4.23	-37.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.26	$1.48 A$2.11	+8.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.68	$1.35 A$1.92	+33.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.21	$1.34 A$1.90	+0.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.85	$1.86 A$2.65	-19.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.49	$1.01 A$1.44	+12.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.13	$1.04 A$1.49	+53.7%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 10.2% less for transportation

	Wellington	Wagga Wagga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.21	$4.23 A$6.04	-31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$182.24	$73.27 A$104.46	-33.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$51,794.22	$29,060.36 A$41,431.93	-6.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$24.19	$18.94 A$27.00	+30.1%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 19.9% less for housing

	Wellington	Wagga Wagga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$81.05	$52.01 A$74.15	+6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,062.47	$850.43 A$1,212.47	-31.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,827.72	$654.17 A$932.67	-40.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$181.82	$93.55 A$133.37	-14.5%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 37.8% more for childcare

	Wellington	Wagga Wagga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,277.59	$1,278.26 A$1,822.43	+66.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$20,302.06	$13,332.06 A$19,007.78	+9.2%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Wagga Wagga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.03	$6.54 A$9.33	-1.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$5.89	$3.41 A$4.86	-3.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$42.68	$31.07 A$44.30	+21.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$56.73	$26.17 A$37.31	-23.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.18	$13.08 A$18.65	+13.4%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 3.0% less for clothing

	Wellington	Wagga Wagga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$115.23	$69.44 A$99.01	+0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$77.53	$57.79 A$82.39	+23.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$188.37	$94.12 A$134.19	-16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$243.11	$118.48 A$168.92	-19.0%
Average			-3.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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