Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 25.4% cheaper than Geneva.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Geneva, you would:
pay 46.3% less for restaurants
Geneva
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.62
CHF23.37
|
$15.16
NZ$24.55
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF14.02
|
$9.09
NZ$14.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.75
CHF4.02
|
$2.49
NZ$4.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.12
CHF3.49
|
$2.16
NZ$3.50
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
Geneva
|
Wellington
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.71
CHF3.14
|
$2.13
NZ$3.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.06
CHF10.20
|
$4.53
NZ$7.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF5.82
|
$7.33
NZ$11.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.06
CHF5.97
|
$6.98
NZ$11.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.86
CHF10.88
|
$5.27
NZ$8.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.27
|
$1.44
NZ$2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
CHF0.89
|
$1.15
NZ$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
CHF1.11
|
$1.48
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
CHF2.30
|
$2.61
NZ$4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
CHF0.94
|
$1.09
NZ$1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.92
|
$0.93
NZ$1.51
|
|
pay 9.6% less for transportation
Geneva
|
Wellington
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CHF6.91
|
$6.60
NZ$10.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.35
CHF65.44
|
$115.94
NZ$187.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF30,665.20
|
$30,007.11
NZ$48,594.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.92
CHF29.54
|
$16.83
NZ$27.25
|
|
pay 20.6% less for housing
Geneva
|
Wellington
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.85
CHF46.41
|
$57.37
NZ$92.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,286.57
CHF1,934.66
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,455.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,932.73
CHF1,635.28
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,221.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$177.85
CHF150.48
|
$134.66
NZ$218.08
|
|
pay 67.5% less for childcare
Geneva
|
Wellington
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,430.53
CHF2,902.56
|
$777.00
NZ$1,258.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,411.36
CHF25,730.93
|
$12,897.92
NZ$20,887.32
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
Geneva
|
Wellington
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.73
CHF6.54
|
$7.28
NZ$11.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.28
CHF4.47
|
$3.39
NZ$5.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.39
CHF7.95
|
$23.83
NZ$38.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.31
CHF68.80
|
$38.32
NZ$62.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF18.70
|
$12.13
NZ$19.64
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Geneva
|
Wellington
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$109.76
CHF92.87
|
$80.07
NZ$129.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.72
CHF56.45
|
$53.09
NZ$85.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.68
CHF111.41
|
$124.73
NZ$201.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$200.48
CHF169.62
|
$129.08
NZ$209.03
|
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