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Wellington vs. Xanthi Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 57.2% more expensive than Xanthi.

Restaurants: pay 2.2% less in Wellington
Groceries: pay 42.8% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 4.1% less in Wellington
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 77.8% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.8% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 23.4% more in Wellington

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

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Wellington vs. Xanthi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2% less for restaurants

	Xanthi	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$13.73 NZ$24.27	-18.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.08 €8.97	$9.02 NZ$15.95	-10.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.52 €2.24	$2.42 NZ$4.28	-4.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 €0.50	$1.71 NZ$3.02	+205.2%
Average			-2.2%

Xanthi vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.8% more for groceries

	Xanthi	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 €1.35	$2.16 NZ$3.82	+43.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.41 €4.82	$4.62 NZ$8.18	-14.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 €4.86	$7.12 NZ$12.59	+30.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.23 €4.65	$6.89 NZ$12.19	+31.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.91 €3.48	$4.37 NZ$7.73	+11.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.02	$1.40 NZ$2.47	+22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.86	$0.99 NZ$1.75	+2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 €0.41	$1.37 NZ$2.42	+199.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$2.93 NZ$5.18	+229.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.51	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+66.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 €0.49	$0.57 NZ$1.01	+4.1%
Average			+42.8%

Xanthi vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.1% less for transportation

	Xanthi	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.73 €6.88	$7.03 NZ$12.44	-9.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$101.23 NZ$179.01
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,873.65 €23,918.52	$25,203.61 NZ$44,568.72	-6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.16 €11.71	$16.19 NZ$28.63	+23.1%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Xanthi	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.47 €27.12	$53.32 NZ$94.29	+75.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$419.90 €373.73	$1,215.08 NZ$2,148.69	+189.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.65 €302.30	$1,141.32 NZ$2,018.26	+236.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.11 €146.06	$149.83 NZ$264.95	-8.7%
Average			+152.0%

Xanthi vs. Wellington - Cost of housing

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pay 77.8% more for childcare

	Xanthi	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$476.59 €424.18	$1,055.30 NZ$1,866.14	+121.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,030.67 €8,037.62	$12,899.11 NZ$22,810.11	+42.8%
Average			+77.8%

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pay 32.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Xanthi	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.04 €4.48	$7.28 NZ$12.88	+44.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 €3.16	$3.34 NZ$5.91	-5.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.32 €4.73	$25.18 NZ$44.53	+373.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.19 €34.88	$38.09 NZ$67.36	-2.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.96 €7.97	$12.04 NZ$21.30	+34.5%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 23.4% more for clothing

	Xanthi	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.65 €66.44	$77.76 NZ$137.50	+4.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.19 €34.88	$28.15 NZ$49.78	-28.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.18 €59.80	$101.77 NZ$179.97	+51.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.65 €66.44	$152.66 NZ$269.95	+104.5%
Average			+23.4%

Xanthi vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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