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Wells vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Wells is 12.5% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 36.5% more in Wells
Groceries: pay 31.5% less in Wells
Transportation: pay 1.1% more in Wells
Housing: pay 25.3% more in Wells
Childcare: pay 72.7% more in Wells
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.5% more in Wells
Clothing: pay 28.0% less in Wells

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

Wells vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.5% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Wells
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.34	$26.88 £20.33	+86.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.22	$12.09 £9.15	+31.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.32	$2.28 £1.73	-7.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.47	$2.69 £2.03	+35.9%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 31.5% less for groceries

	Wellington	Wells
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.47	$1.34 £1.02	-32.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.07	$4.68 £3.54	+16.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.93	$5.85 £4.42	-13.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.90	$4.03 £3.05	-40.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.38	$2.19 £1.66	-54.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.39	$1.06 £0.80	-22.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.78	$0.52 £0.40	-48.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.34	$0.98 £0.74	-26.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.07	$1.37 £1.04	-40.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.58	$0.29 £0.22	-67.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.19	$0.56 £0.43	-16.8%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 1.1% more for transportation

	Wellington	Wells
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.79	$7.20 £5.44	+17.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$192.58	$83.92 £63.48	-23.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,733.34	$38,009.25 £28,750.23	+22.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.57	$12.90 £9.76	-11.4%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 25.3% more for housing

	Wellington	Wells
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$85.65	$40.31 £30.49	-17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,179.50	$1,142.23 £863.98	-7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,931.43	$1,007.85 £762.34	-8.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$192.14	$256.64 £194.12	+134.7%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 72.7% more for childcare

	Wellington	Wells
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,350.09	$1,511.77 £1,143.50	+96.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,454.12	$18,141.24 £13,722.05	+48.6%
Average			+72.7%

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pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Wells
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.66	$7.05 £5.34	+6.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.22	$5.14 £3.88	+45.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$45.10	$17.47 £13.21	-32.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.95	$53.42 £40.40	+56.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.27	$9.41 £7.12	-18.5%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 28.0% less for clothing

	Wellington	Wells
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$121.76	$36.95 £27.95	-46.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.93	$52.41 £39.64	+12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$199.06	$60.47 £45.74	-46.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$256.90	$100.78 £76.23	-31.1%
Average			-28.0%

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