Cost of living comparison

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Wellington vs. Iceland Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 26.8% more expensive than Iceland overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.0% less in Wellington
Transportation: pay 5.8% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 19.1% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 22.2% less in Wellington

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Wellington are more expensive than in Iceland. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Wellington. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Iceland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.0% less for restaurants

	Iceland	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.40 ISK2,711	$14.93 NZ$26.61	-23.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.94 ISK2,368	$8.96 NZ$15.96	-47.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 ISK393	$2.57 NZ$4.59	-8.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 ISK283	$2.15 NZ$3.84	+6.6%
Average			-18.0%

Iceland vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Iceland	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 ISK413	$1.96 NZ$3.50	-33.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.27 ISK1,016	$4.15 NZ$7.39	-42.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 ISK840	$6.98 NZ$12.44	+16.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.42 ISK757	$6.84 NZ$12.19	+26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.51 ISK1,189	$5.06 NZ$9.02	-40.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK171	$1.40 NZ$2.49	+14.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ISK143	$1.09 NZ$1.94	+6.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK164	$1.48 NZ$2.63	+26.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 ISK262	$2.61 NZ$4.65	+39.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 ISK173	$1.01 NZ$1.81	-17.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 ISK110	$0.84 NZ$1.49	+6.9%

Iceland vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.8% more for transportation

	Iceland	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.36 ISK1,169	$6.42 NZ$11.44	-23.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.28 ISK9,963	$127.57 NZ$227.33	+79.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,660.66 ISK5,683,547	$34,339.84 NZ$61,195.48	-15.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 ISK3,080	$18.22 NZ$32.46	-17.3%
Average			+5.8%

Iceland vs. Wellington - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.1% more for housing

	Iceland	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.17 ISK10,089	$54.27 NZ$96.71	-24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,838.04 ISK256,921	$1,487.35 NZ$2,650.53	-19.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,497.77 ISK209,358	$1,335.17 NZ$2,379.35	-10.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 ISK8,109	$134.11 NZ$238.99	+131.2%
Average			+19.1%

Iceland vs. Wellington - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Iceland	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.16 ISK36,086	$871.44 NZ$1,552.95	+237.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK837,840	$12,649.75 NZ$22,542.55	+111.0%
Average			+174.3%

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pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Iceland	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.19 ISK1,284	$7.17 NZ$12.77	-22.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.65 ISK650	$3.41 NZ$6.08	-26.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.76 ISK1,643	$24.46 NZ$43.58	+108.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.46 ISK8,591	$39.85 NZ$71.01	-35.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.35 ISK2,006	$12.24 NZ$21.82	-14.7%
Average			+1.9%

Iceland vs. Wellington - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.2% less for clothing

	Iceland	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.23 ISK15,548	$75.78 NZ$135.04	-31.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.69 ISK8,343	$55.09 NZ$98.18	-7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.00 ISK20,687	$119.44 NZ$212.85	-19.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$184.49 ISK25,789	$129.60 NZ$230.95	-29.8%
Average			-22.2%

Iceland 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: January 2025

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