Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 55.1% more expensive than Las Cruces.
- Restaurants
-
pay 1.5% less in Wellington
- Groceries
-
pay 27.2% more in Wellington
- Transportation
-
pay 2.2 times more in Wellington
- Housing
-
pay 34.6% more in Wellington
- Childcare
-
pay 81.2% more in Wellington
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 54.6% more in Wellington
- Clothing
-
pay 71.5% more in Wellington
The cost of transportation, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Wellington are more expensive than in Las Cruces. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Wellington.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Las Cruces, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
|
Las Cruces
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$14.93
NZ$26.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$8.96
NZ$15.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
|
$2.57
NZ$4.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$2.15
NZ$3.84
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
|
Las Cruces
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.61
|
$1.96
NZ$3.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
|
$4.15
NZ$7.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
|
$6.98
NZ$12.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.79
|
$6.84
NZ$12.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.18
|
$5.06
NZ$9.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$1.40
NZ$2.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
|
$1.09
NZ$1.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$1.48
NZ$2.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$2.61
NZ$4.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
|
$1.01
NZ$1.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.84
NZ$1.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Las Cruces
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.02
|
$6.42
NZ$11.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
|
$127.57
NZ$227.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,000.00
|
$34,339.84
NZ$61,195.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.85
|
$18.22
NZ$32.46
|
|
pay 34.6% more for housing
|
Las Cruces
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.00
|
$54.27
NZ$96.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,650.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.00
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,379.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.14
|
$134.11
NZ$238.99
|
|
pay 81.2% more for childcare
|
Las Cruces
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$450.00
|
$871.44
NZ$1,552.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,500.00
|
$12,649.75
NZ$22,542.55
|
|
pay 54.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Las Cruces
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$7.17
NZ$12.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.60
|
$3.41
NZ$6.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.29
|
$24.46
NZ$43.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
|
$39.85
NZ$71.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$12.24
NZ$21.82
|
|
pay 71.5% more for clothing
|
Las Cruces
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.25
|
$75.78
NZ$135.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
|
$55.09
NZ$98.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.00
|
$119.44
NZ$212.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.67
|
$129.60
NZ$230.95
|
|
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