Cost of living comparison

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Wellington vs. Alicante Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 64.7% more expensive than Alicante.

Restaurants: pay 12.7% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 66.0% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Wellington
Housing: pay 73.8% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 30.4% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 44.5% more in Wellington

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, clothing, and childcare in Wellington are more expensive than in Alicante. Notably, entertainment and sports and transportation are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Alicante Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.7% more for restaurants

	Alicante	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.59	$14.93 NZ$26.61	-7.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 €9.35	$8.96 NZ$15.96	-7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 €1.98	$2.57 NZ$4.59	+25.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 €1.50	$2.15 NZ$3.84	+39.2%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 66.0% more for groceries

	Alicante	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 €1.53	$1.96 NZ$3.50	+24.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.89 €4.74	$4.15 NZ$7.39	-15.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 €4.35	$6.98 NZ$12.44	+55.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.74 €2.65	$6.84 NZ$12.19	+150.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 €3.30	$5.06 NZ$9.02	+48.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.88	$1.40 NZ$2.49	+53.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.74	$1.09 NZ$1.94	+43.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.64	$1.48 NZ$2.63	+122.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.97	$2.61 NZ$4.65	+162.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.70	$1.01 NZ$1.81	+40.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 €0.58	$0.84 NZ$1.49	+41.4%
Average			+66.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Alicante	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.47 €6.27	$6.42 NZ$11.44	-0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.79 €25.98	$127.57 NZ$227.33	+376.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,759.38 €34,679.12	$34,339.84 NZ$61,195.48	-4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 €11.49	$18.22 NZ$32.46	+53.8%
Average			+106.3%

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pay 73.8% more for housing

	Alicante	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.80 €28.89	$54.27 NZ$96.71	+82.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$895.84 €868.78	$1,487.35 NZ$2,650.53	+66.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$700.53 €679.37	$1,335.17 NZ$2,379.35	+90.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.70 €83.11	$134.11 NZ$238.99	+56.5%
Average			+73.8%

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pay 30.4% more for childcare

	Alicante	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$660.92 €640.95	$871.44 NZ$1,552.95	+31.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,806.63 €9,510.38	$12,649.75 NZ$22,542.55	+29.0%
Average			+30.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Alicante	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 €2.60	$7.17 NZ$12.77	+167.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 €1.94	$3.41 NZ$6.08	+70.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.52 €5.35	$24.46 NZ$43.58	+343.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.06 €50.48	$39.85 NZ$71.01	-23.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.84 €8.57	$12.24 NZ$21.82	+38.5%
Average			+119.2%

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pay 44.5% more for clothing

	Alicante	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.13 €57.34	$75.78 NZ$135.04	+28.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.94 €28.06	$55.09 NZ$98.18	+90.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.10 €88.35	$119.44 NZ$212.85	+31.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.92 €97.88	$129.60 NZ$230.95	+28.4%
Average			+44.5%

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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: January 2025

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