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Winston-salem vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Winston-salem is 17.3% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 9.2% more in Winston-salem
Groceries: pay 51.8% more in Winston-salem
Transportation: pay 19.6% less in Winston-salem
Housing: pay 21.8% more in Winston-salem
Childcare: pay 95.6% more in Winston-salem
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% less in Winston-salem
Clothing: pay 33.2% less in Winston-salem

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

Winston-salem vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Winston-salem instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 9.2% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Winston-salem
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$20.00	+38.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.90	$10.00	+8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.24	$2.37	-3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$1.85	-6.5%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 51.8% more for groceries

	Wellington	Winston-salem
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$4.07	+106.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.93	$6.87	+70.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.70	$3.35	-50.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.67	$4.68	-31.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.22	$5.21	+9.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.35	$2.89	+111.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$0.63	-37.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.29	$2.57	+93.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.99	$2.94	+26.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$1.68	+87.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$1.93	+184.0%
Average			+51.8%

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pay 19.6% less for transportation

	Wellington	Winston-salem
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.58	$3.00	-51.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$188.86	$65.00	-40.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	$34,689.37	+11.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.07	$14.90	+2.4%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 21.8% more for housing

	Wellington	Winston-salem
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.99	$67.64	+38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	$1,490.00	+20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	$1,076.00	-2.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$188.43	$142.76	+30.5%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 95.6% more for childcare

	Wellington	Winston-salem
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	$1,490.00	+93.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	$24,083.25	+97.2%
Average			+95.6%

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pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Winston-salem
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$5.88	-11.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.10	$5.27	+48.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.23	$6.00	-76.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.79	$35.00	+2.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$13.00	+12.7%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 33.2% less for clothing

	Wellington	Winston-salem
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.42	$51.78	-25.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.35	$22.33	-52.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$195.21	$80.00	-29.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$251.95	$108.33	-25.9%
Average			-33.2%

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