Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 10.5% more expensive than Houston.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Houston, you would:
pay 1.1% more for restaurants
|
Houston
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.25
|
$15.16
NZ$25.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.12
|
$9.09
NZ$15.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
|
$2.49
NZ$4.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
|
$2.16
NZ$3.62
|
|
pay 26.3% more for groceries
|
Houston
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.05
|
$2.13
NZ$3.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
|
$4.53
NZ$7.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$7.33
NZ$12.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
|
$6.98
NZ$11.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
|
$5.27
NZ$8.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.44
NZ$2.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
|
$1.15
NZ$1.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$1.48
NZ$2.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$2.61
NZ$4.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$1.09
NZ$1.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.93
NZ$1.56
|
|
pay 36.3% more for transportation
|
Houston
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
|
$6.60
NZ$11.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$115.94
NZ$194.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,139.19
|
$30,007.11
NZ$50,225.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
|
$16.83
NZ$28.16
|
|
pay 5.3% less for housing
|
Houston
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.26
|
$57.37
NZ$96.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,624.25
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,538.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,230.82
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,296.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.82
|
$134.66
NZ$225.40
|
|
pay 43.3% less for childcare
|
Houston
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,244.14
|
$777.00
NZ$1,300.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,333.33
|
$12,897.92
NZ$21,588.29
|
|
pay 32.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Houston
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$7.28
NZ$12.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.13
|
$3.39
NZ$5.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.75
|
$23.83
NZ$39.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.66
|
$38.32
NZ$64.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$12.13
NZ$20.30
|
|
pay 26.1% more for clothing
|
Houston
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.00
|
$80.07
NZ$134.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.40
|
$53.09
NZ$88.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.64
|
$124.73
NZ$208.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.56
|
$129.08
NZ$216.05
|
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