Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 34.5% cheaper than Monte Carlo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 56.0% less in Wellington
- Groceries
-
pay 51.2% less in Wellington
- Transportation
-
pay 43.8% more in Wellington
- Housing
-
pay 73.5% less in Wellington
- Childcare
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pay 47.9% less in Wellington
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 12.2% less in Wellington
- Clothing
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pay 44.8% less in Wellington
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Wellington.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Monte Carlo, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
Monte Carlo
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$51.53
€43.75
|
$14.93
NZ$24.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.31
€8.75
|
$8.96
NZ$14.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$6.54
€5.55
|
$2.57
NZ$4.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$10.45
€8.87
|
$2.15
NZ$3.56
|
|
pay 51.2% less for groceries
Monte Carlo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.82
€4.09
|
$1.96
NZ$3.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.74
€12.51
|
$4.15
NZ$6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.14
€8.61
|
$6.98
NZ$11.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.54
€6.40
|
$6.84
NZ$11.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.14
€10.30
|
$5.06
NZ$8.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.61
|
$1.40
NZ$2.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.73
€3.16
|
$1.09
NZ$1.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
€2.33
|
$1.48
NZ$2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.05
€3.44
|
$2.61
NZ$4.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.43
€2.06
|
$1.01
NZ$1.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
€2.20
|
$0.84
NZ$1.38
|
|
pay 43.8% more for transportation
Monte Carlo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€7.47
|
$6.42
NZ$10.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.90
€30.48
|
$127.57
NZ$210.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$52,044.82
€44,185.63
|
$34,339.84
NZ$56,657.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.51
€19.11
|
$18.22
NZ$30.05
|
|
pay 73.5% less for housing
Monte Carlo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$160.76
€136.49
|
$54.27
NZ$89.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$10,717.63
€9,099.18
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,453.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,752.11
€5,732.49
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,202.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$349.76
€296.94
|
$134.11
NZ$221.26
|
|
pay 47.9% less for childcare
Monte Carlo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,429.64
€2,911.74
|
$871.44
NZ$1,437.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,076.45
€13,648.77
|
$12,649.75
NZ$20,870.74
|
|
pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports
Monte Carlo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.65
€8.19
|
$7.17
NZ$11.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
€5.06
|
$3.41
NZ$5.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
$24.46
NZ$40.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$509.09
€432.21
|
$39.85
NZ$65.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.15
€14.56
|
$12.24
NZ$20.20
|
|
pay 44.8% less for clothing
Monte Carlo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$214.35
€181.98
|
$75.78
NZ$125.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.02
€63.69
|
$55.09
NZ$90.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.56
€159.24
|
$119.44
NZ$197.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$267.94
€227.48
|
$129.60
NZ$213.82
|
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