Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.3 times more expensive than Cape Town.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Cape Town, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Cape Town
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
$14.93
NZ$25.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
ZAR93.05
|
$8.96
NZ$15.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
ZAR18.07
|
$2.57
NZ$4.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ZAR14.21
|
$2.15
NZ$3.68
|
|
pay 100.0% more for groceries
|
Cape Town
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.52
|
$1.96
NZ$3.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
ZAR75.21
|
$4.15
NZ$7.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
ZAR77.42
|
$6.98
NZ$11.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
ZAR46.11
|
$6.84
NZ$11.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
ZAR41.81
|
$5.06
NZ$8.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.31
|
$1.40
NZ$2.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.66
|
$1.09
NZ$1.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$1.48
NZ$2.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.72
|
$2.61
NZ$4.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.00
|
$1.01
NZ$1.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.81
|
$0.84
NZ$1.43
|
|
pay 97.3% more for transportation
|
Cape Town
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
ZAR92.66
|
$6.42
NZ$10.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.60
ZAR775.45
|
$127.57
NZ$217.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
ZAR361,877.19
|
$34,339.84
NZ$58,575.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.54
ZAR173.70
|
$18.22
NZ$31.07
|
|
pay 91.8% more for housing
|
Cape Town
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.29
ZAR787.97
|
$54.27
NZ$92.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$784.43
ZAR14,279.00
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,537.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$505.72
ZAR9,205.71
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,277.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.33
ZAR1,298.35
|
$134.11
NZ$228.75
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Cape Town
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.06
ZAR3,769.16
|
$871.44
NZ$1,486.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,312.73
ZAR78,505.12
|
$12,649.75
NZ$21,577.41
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cape Town
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
ZAR46.53
|
$7.17
NZ$12.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
ZAR38.68
|
$3.41
NZ$5.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
$24.46
NZ$41.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
ZAR721.84
|
$39.85
NZ$67.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.82
ZAR124.07
|
$12.24
NZ$20.88
|
|
pay 50.5% more for clothing
|
Cape Town
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
ZAR974.40
|
$75.78
NZ$129.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.86
ZAR561.70
|
$55.09
NZ$93.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.97
ZAR1,910.71
|
$119.44
NZ$203.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.06
ZAR1,402.80
|
$129.60
NZ$221.06
|
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