Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.4% more expensive than Amstelveen.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Amstelveen, you would:
pay 41.6% less for restaurants
Amstelveen
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.45
€22.78
|
$15.16
NZ$23.91
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
$9.09
NZ$14.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
€4.00
|
$2.49
NZ$3.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
€4.00
|
$2.16
NZ$3.41
|
|
pay 40.1% more for groceries
Amstelveen
|
Wellington
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
$2.13
NZ$3.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.13
|
$4.53
NZ$7.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.72
|
$7.33
NZ$11.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.32
€3.87
|
$6.98
NZ$11.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.35
€6.58
|
$5.27
NZ$8.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$1.44
NZ$2.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.96
|
$1.15
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$1.48
NZ$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.29
|
$2.61
NZ$4.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.81
|
$1.09
NZ$1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.72
|
$0.93
NZ$1.47
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
Amstelveen
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.95
€7.12
|
$6.60
NZ$10.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$99.63
€89.19
|
$115.94
NZ$182.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,595.87
€26,492.30
|
$30,007.11
NZ$47,322.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.37
€25.40
|
$16.83
NZ$26.53
|
|
pay 9.1% less for housing
Amstelveen
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
€40.39
|
$57.37
NZ$90.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,678.63
€1,502.60
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,391.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.88
€1,260.25
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,163.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$276.61
€247.60
|
$134.66
NZ$212.37
|
|
pay 38.1% less for childcare
Amstelveen
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,868.15
€1,672.25
|
$777.00
NZ$1,225.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,703.31
€14,056.59
|
$12,897.92
NZ$20,340.52
|
|
pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports
Amstelveen
|
Wellington
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.75
€5.15
|
$7.28
NZ$11.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
€3.33
|
$3.39
NZ$5.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.66
€7.76
|
$23.83
NZ$37.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.78
€26.66
|
$38.32
NZ$60.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.16
€13.57
|
$12.13
NZ$19.12
|
|
pay 35.5% more for clothing
Amstelveen
|
Wellington
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.15
€48.47
|
$80.07
NZ$126.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€38.78
|
$53.09
NZ$83.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.64
€65.92
|
$124.73
NZ$196.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.35
€113.10
|
$129.08
NZ$203.56
|
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