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Wellington vs. Grenoble Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 33.0% more expensive than Grenoble.

Restaurants: pay 8.0% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 26.6% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 18.1% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 77.8% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 46.8% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.8% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 33.1% more in Wellington

The cost of housing, childcare, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Wellington are more expensive than in Grenoble. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Grenoble Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Grenoble, you would:

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pay 8.0% more for restaurants

	Grenoble	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.68	$14.93 NZ$26.85	-7.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.45	$8.96 NZ$16.11	-16.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.60 €2.54	$2.57 NZ$4.63	-1.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 €1.34	$2.15 NZ$3.87	+56.7%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 26.6% more for groceries

	Grenoble	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 €1.20	$1.96 NZ$3.53	+59.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.03 €9.78	$4.15 NZ$7.46	-58.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 €4.57	$6.98 NZ$12.55	+48.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.43 €3.34	$6.84 NZ$12.30	+99.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.98 €4.86	$5.06 NZ$9.10	+1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 €1.37	$1.40 NZ$2.51	-0.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.77	$1.09 NZ$1.96	+38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.46 €1.42	$1.48 NZ$2.65	+1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 €1.19	$2.61 NZ$4.69	+114.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 €1.01	$1.01 NZ$1.82	-1.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.91	$0.84 NZ$1.51	-10.0%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 18.1% more for transportation

	Grenoble	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.08 €6.91	$6.42 NZ$11.54	-9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.97 €67.26	$127.57 NZ$229.39	+85.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,719.77 €33,858.09	$34,339.84 NZ$61,751.20	-1.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.63 €18.16	$18.22 NZ$32.75	-2.2%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 77.8% more for housing

	Grenoble	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.56 €30.77	$54.27 NZ$97.59	+72.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.14 €699.35	$1,487.35 NZ$2,674.60	+107.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$571.61 €557.42	$1,335.17 NZ$2,400.96	+133.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$136.40 €133.01	$134.11 NZ$241.16	-1.7%
Average			+77.8%

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pay 46.8% more for childcare

	Grenoble	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$696.65 €679.36	$871.44 NZ$1,567.05	+25.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,502.34 €7,316.15	$12,649.75 NZ$22,747.26	+68.6%
Average			+46.8%

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pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Grenoble	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.43 €6.27	$7.17 NZ$12.89	+11.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.26 €3.18	$3.41 NZ$6.14	+4.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.86 €12.54	$24.46 NZ$43.98	+90.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.32 €35.42	$39.85 NZ$71.66	+9.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €13.59	$12.24 NZ$22.02	-12.1%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 33.1% more for clothing

	Grenoble	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.65 €64.02	$75.78 NZ$136.27	+15.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.15 €31.35	$55.09 NZ$99.07	+71.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.45 €79.43	$119.44 NZ$214.79	+46.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.76 €127.51	$129.60 NZ$233.04	-0.9%
Average			+33.1%

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