Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 88.4% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 19.4% more for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
kn76.65
|
$13.79
NZ$23.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
kn53.65
|
$9.40
NZ$15.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
kn17.82
|
$2.59
NZ$4.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
kn12.59
|
$2.33
NZ$3.88
|
|
pay 63.0% more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
kn8.54
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
kn34.62
|
$5.07
NZ$8.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
kn35.39
|
$7.36
NZ$12.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
kn23.28
|
$4.65
NZ$7.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
kn31.46
|
$4.79
NZ$7.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
kn4.76
|
$1.41
NZ$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
kn4.91
|
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
kn5.66
|
$1.42
NZ$2.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
kn8.18
|
$2.62
NZ$4.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
kn3.75
|
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
kn3.65
|
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
|
pay 40.8% more for transportation
Zagreb
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kn50.25
|
$6.96
NZ$11.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
kn366.36
|
$95.46
NZ$159.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
kn193,537.09
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,513.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
kn63.90
|
$16.89
NZ$28.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Zagreb
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
kn182.88
|
$57.53
NZ$95.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
kn4,419.67
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,652.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
kn3,427.16
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,334.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
kn1,147.72
|
$133.18
NZ$222.12
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
kn1,100.92
|
$833.64
NZ$1,390.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
kn49,966.74
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,077.14
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
kn20.33
|
$6.89
NZ$11.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
kn14.14
|
$3.40
NZ$5.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
kn35.56
|
$23.82
NZ$39.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
kn334.44
|
$41.36
NZ$68.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
kn50.93
|
$12.54
NZ$20.91
|
|
pay 8.9% more for clothing
Zagreb
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
kn634.68
|
$78.58
NZ$131.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
kn270.80
|
$47.12
NZ$78.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
kn646.88
|
$107.54
NZ$179.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
kn791.04
|
$127.08
NZ$211.93
|
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