Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 5.4 times more expensive than Chennai.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 6.5 times more for restaurants
Chennai
|
Wellington
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
₹150.79
|
$15.16
NZ$24.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
₹365.29
|
$9.09
NZ$14.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
₹39.76
|
$2.49
NZ$4.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.88
|
$2.16
NZ$3.50
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Chennai
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.44
|
$2.13
NZ$3.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
₹325.67
|
$4.53
NZ$7.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.43
₹203.70
|
$7.33
NZ$11.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.89
₹74.46
|
$6.98
NZ$11.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
₹125.95
|
$5.27
NZ$8.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
₹103.37
|
$1.44
NZ$2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
₹33.92
|
$1.15
NZ$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
₹57.79
|
$1.48
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.36
|
$2.61
NZ$4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.22
|
$1.09
NZ$1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.96
|
$0.93
NZ$1.51
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Chennai
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
₹396.90
|
$6.60
NZ$10.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,005.26
|
$115.94
NZ$187.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,576.23
₹1,306,837.70
|
$30,007.11
NZ$48,594.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.59
₹301.58
|
$16.83
NZ$27.25
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for housing
Chennai
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.23
₹774.38
|
$57.37
NZ$92.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$210.00
₹17,618.50
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,455.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$121.87
₹10,224.55
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,221.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.33
₹2,544.52
|
$134.66
NZ$218.08
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for childcare
Chennai
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.37
₹7,246.25
|
$777.00
NZ$1,258.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,468.96
₹123,244.85
|
$12,897.92
NZ$20,887.32
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Chennai
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
₹180.95
|
$7.28
NZ$11.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
₹137.56
|
$3.39
NZ$5.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
₹361.89
|
$23.83
NZ$38.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.99
₹1,425.77
|
$38.32
NZ$62.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
₹251.31
|
$12.13
NZ$19.64
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Chennai
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.30
₹2,122.51
|
$80.07
NZ$129.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.65
₹1,984.46
|
$53.09
NZ$85.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.17
₹3,622.08
|
$124.73
NZ$201.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.38
₹2,633.10
|
$129.08
NZ$209.03
|
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