Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 23.7% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Bern, you would:
pay 46.3% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Wellington
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.23
CHF23.45
|
$14.93
NZ$26.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
$8.96
NZ$15.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.65
CHF4.16
|
$2.57
NZ$4.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.30
CHF3.85
|
$2.15
NZ$3.81
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
Bern
|
Wellington
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.89
|
$1.96
NZ$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.69
CHF12.23
|
$4.15
NZ$7.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
CHF6.81
|
$6.98
NZ$12.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.84
CHF5.22
|
$6.84
NZ$12.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.31
CHF11.89
|
$5.06
NZ$8.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
$1.40
NZ$2.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
CHF0.97
|
$1.09
NZ$1.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
$1.48
NZ$2.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.71
CHF2.42
|
$2.61
NZ$4.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
$1.01
NZ$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
CHF0.88
|
$0.84
NZ$1.48
|
|
pay 11.1% less for transportation
Bern
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.03
|
$6.42
NZ$11.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.24
CHF81.56
|
$127.57
NZ$225.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,408.50
CHF33,438.90
|
$34,339.84
NZ$60,714.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$43.00
CHF38.43
|
$18.22
NZ$32.20
|
|
pay 2.1% more for housing
Bern
|
Wellington
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.66
CHF43.50
|
$54.27
NZ$95.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,382.42
CHF1,235.72
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,629.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.93
CHF875.05
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,360.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$253.38
CHF226.49
|
$134.11
NZ$237.11
|
|
pay 67.1% less for childcare
Bern
|
Wellington
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,022.33
CHF2,701.62
|
$871.44
NZ$1,540.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$34,215.09
CHF30,584.36
|
$12,649.75
NZ$22,365.19
|
|
pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Wellington
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.41
CHF6.63
|
$7.17
NZ$12.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.39
CHF4.82
|
$3.41
NZ$6.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.26
CHF9.18
|
$24.46
NZ$43.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.17
CHF63.62
|
$39.85
NZ$70.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
$12.24
NZ$21.65
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
Bern
|
Wellington
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.37
CHF127.26
|
$75.78
NZ$133.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.68
CHF56.92
|
$55.09
NZ$97.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$167.27
CHF149.52
|
$119.44
NZ$211.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$189.00
CHF168.94
|
$129.60
NZ$229.13
|
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