Cost of living comparison

Haugesund, Norway

compared to

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington vs. Haugesund Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 51.5% more expensive than Haugesund.

Restaurants: pay 12.5% less in Wellington
Groceries: pay 21.6% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 29.1% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 9.0% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 19.1% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Haugesund Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.5% less for restaurants

	Haugesund	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.48 NOK163.26	$14.93 NZ$24.81	-9.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.90 NOK107.94	$8.96 NZ$14.89	-17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.87 NOK28.46	$2.57 NZ$4.28	-10.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NOK24.37	$2.15 NZ$3.58	-12.4%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 21.6% more for groceries

	Haugesund	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 NOK29.23	$1.96 NZ$3.26	-33.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.96 NOK49.14	$4.15 NZ$6.89	-16.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.46 NOK64.01	$6.98 NZ$11.60	+8.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.30 NOK32.65	$6.84 NZ$11.37	+107.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.75 NOK56.99	$5.06 NZ$8.41	-12.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 NOK9.91	$1.40 NZ$2.32	+39.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 NOK8.53	$1.09 NZ$1.81	+26.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 NOK11.91	$1.48 NZ$2.45	+22.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 NOK12.20	$2.61 NZ$4.34	+111.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 NOK10.10	$1.01 NZ$1.68	-0.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 NOK9.95	$0.84 NZ$1.39	-16.5%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 29.1% more for transportation

	Haugesund	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.35 NOK72.81	$6.42 NZ$10.67	-12.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.85 NOK553.20	$127.57 NZ$211.97	+128.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,511.99 NOK341,815.59	$34,339.84 NZ$57,060.55	-0.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.04 NOK178.64	$18.22 NZ$30.27	+1.0%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 9.0% more for housing

	Haugesund	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.72 NOK532.06	$54.27 NZ$90.17	+1.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,406.21 NOK13,927.49	$1,487.35 NZ$2,471.44	+5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$903.67 NOK8,950.17	$1,335.17 NZ$2,218.58	+47.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.71 NOK1,631.32	$134.11 NZ$222.84	-18.6%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Haugesund	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.65 NOK2,908.43	$871.44 NZ$1,448.01	+196.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,588.40 NOK25,636.17	$12,649.75 NZ$21,019.37	+388.7%
Average			+292.8%

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pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Haugesund	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.54 NOK94.45	$7.17 NZ$11.91	-24.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33 NOK42.88	$3.41 NZ$5.67	-21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.44 NOK143.02	$24.46 NZ$40.64	+69.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.49 NOK391.11	$39.85 NZ$66.21	+0.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.53 NOK143.92	$12.24 NZ$20.34	-15.7%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 19.1% more for clothing

	Haugesund	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.24 NOK824.46	$75.78 NZ$125.92	-9.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.15 NOK457.10	$55.09 NZ$91.54	+19.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.36 NOK696.90	$119.44 NZ$198.47	+69.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.72 NOK1,334.28	$129.60 NZ$215.34	-3.8%
Average			+19.1%

Haugesund vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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