Cost of living comparison

Lulea, Sweden

compared to

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington vs. Lulea Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 88.5% more expensive than Lulea.

Restaurants: pay 3.8% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 21.1% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 36.9% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.4% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 36.5% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Lulea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.8% more for restaurants

	Lulea	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.09 SEK107.35	$14.93 NZ$25.03	+34.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.25 SEK99.30	$8.96 NZ$15.02	-12.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.52 SEK24.38	$2.57 NZ$4.31	+2.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.37 SEK22.96	$2.15 NZ$3.61	-9.1%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 21.1% more for groceries

	Lulea	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 SEK21.81	$1.96 NZ$3.29	-12.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.03 SEK48.76	$4.15 NZ$6.95	-17.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 SEK60.95	$6.98 NZ$11.70	+10.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.43 SEK42.94	$6.84 NZ$11.47	+54.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.48 SEK53.02	$5.06 NZ$8.48	-7.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 SEK9.13	$1.40 NZ$2.34	+48.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SEK10.69	$1.09 NZ$1.83	-1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 SEK9.87	$1.48 NZ$2.47	+44.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 SEK17.04	$2.61 NZ$4.38	+48.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 SEK7.30	$1.01 NZ$1.70	+34.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 SEK6.22	$0.84 NZ$1.41	+30.5%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 36.9% more for transportation

	Lulea	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.57 SEK63.66	$6.42 NZ$10.76	-2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$51.73 SEK500.97	$127.57 NZ$213.82	+146.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,544.48 SEK276,427.61	$34,339.84 NZ$57,559.24	+20.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.89 SEK212.02	$18.22 NZ$30.53	-16.8%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Lulea	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.48 SEK178.92	$54.27 NZ$90.96	+193.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$665.39 SEK6,443.72	$1,487.35 NZ$2,493.04	+123.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$514.22 SEK4,979.72	$1,335.17 NZ$2,237.97	+159.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$135.16 SEK1,308.90	$134.11 NZ$224.78	-0.8%
Average			+119.0%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Lulea	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$141.48 SEK1,370.06	$871.44 NZ$1,460.67	+516.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,080.73 SEK49,202.32	$12,649.75 NZ$21,203.07	+149.0%
Average			+332.5%

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pay 69.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Lulea	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.39 SEK71.57	$7.17 NZ$12.01	-3.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 SEK33.10	$3.41 NZ$5.72	-0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00 SEK58.15	$24.46 NZ$40.99	+307.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.19 SEK302.07	$39.85 NZ$66.79	+27.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.62 SEK102.88	$12.24 NZ$20.52	+15.2%
Average			+69.4%

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pay 36.5% more for clothing

	Lulea	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.22 SEK883.41	$75.78 NZ$127.02	-16.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.87 SEK279.56	$55.09 NZ$92.35	+90.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.98 SEK745.49	$119.44 NZ$200.21	+55.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.85 SEK1,073.51	$129.60 NZ$217.22	+16.9%
Average			+36.5%

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