Cost of living comparison

Jelgava, Latvia

compared to

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington vs. Jelgava Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 88.3% more expensive than Jelgava.

Restaurants: pay 78.1% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 34.5% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 27.9% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.4% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 13.7% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Jelgava Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.1% more for restaurants

	Jelgava	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.72 €9.86	$14.93 NZ$26.06	+39.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.63 €5.17	$8.96 NZ$15.63	+59.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 €1.02	$2.57 NZ$4.49	+132.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 €1.09	$2.15 NZ$3.76	+81.6%
Average			+78.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Jelgava	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 €0.76	$1.96 NZ$3.43	+136.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73 €5.27	$4.15 NZ$7.24	-27.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.85 €4.46	$6.98 NZ$12.18	+44.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 €2.25	$6.84 NZ$11.94	+180.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 €2.20	$5.06 NZ$8.83	+111.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 €0.51	$1.40 NZ$2.44	+151.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.62	$1.09 NZ$1.90	+61.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.99	$1.48 NZ$2.58	+37.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.89	$2.61 NZ$4.56	+168.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.39	$1.01 NZ$1.77	+140.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 €0.26	$0.84 NZ$1.46	+192.3%
Average			+108.7%

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pay 34.5% more for transportation

	Jelgava	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.77 €6.22	$6.42 NZ$11.20	-5.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.38 €73.92	$127.57 NZ$222.63	+58.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,026.61 €25,772.79	$34,339.84 NZ$59,929.92	+22.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.25 €10.35	$18.22 NZ$31.79	+61.9%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Jelgava	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 €15.77	$54.27 NZ$94.71	+216.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$332.25 €305.53	$1,487.35 NZ$2,595.72	+347.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.79 €216.83	$1,335.17 NZ$2,330.14	+466.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.27 €94.96	$134.11 NZ$234.04	+29.9%
Average			+265.1%

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pay 27.9% more for childcare

	Jelgava	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$538.03 €494.76	$871.44 NZ$1,520.83	+62.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,487.73 €12,403.08	$12,649.75 NZ$22,076.36	-6.2%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 90.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Jelgava	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.82 €4.44	$7.17 NZ$12.51	+48.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 €2.61	$3.41 NZ$5.96	+20.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.25 €4.83	$24.46 NZ$42.68	+365.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.58 €35.48	$39.85 NZ$69.54	+3.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.86	$12.24 NZ$21.37	+14.2%
Average			+90.4%

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pay 13.7% more for clothing

	Jelgava	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.84 €75.26	$75.78 NZ$132.25	-7.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.77 €40.25	$55.09 NZ$96.15	+25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.38 €84.95	$119.44 NZ$208.45	+29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.02 €111.29	$129.60 NZ$226.17	+7.1%
Average			+13.7%

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