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Wellington vs. Monza Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 33.1% more expensive than Monza.

Restaurants: pay 1.1% less in Wellington
Groceries: pay 19.4% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 37.9% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 62.7% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 7.3% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.2% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 18.4% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Monza Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.1% less for restaurants

	Monza	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.36 €19.86	$14.93 NZ$26.85	-26.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.45	$8.96 NZ$16.11	-16.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.02 €2.94	$2.57 NZ$4.63	-14.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 €1.37	$2.15 NZ$3.87	+53.2%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 19.4% more for groceries

	Monza	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.72 €2.65	$1.96 NZ$3.53	-27.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.20 €7.02	$4.15 NZ$7.46	-42.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.45 €6.29	$6.98 NZ$12.55	+8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 €2.86	$6.84 NZ$12.30	+133.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.86 €4.74	$5.06 NZ$9.10	+4.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.14	$1.40 NZ$2.51	+19.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.90	$1.09 NZ$1.96	+18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.34 €1.30	$1.48 NZ$2.65	+10.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 €1.62	$2.61 NZ$4.69	+57.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.87	$1.01 NZ$1.82	+13.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.69	$0.84 NZ$1.51	+18.9%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 37.9% more for transportation

	Monza	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.17 €6.99	$6.42 NZ$11.54	-10.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.59 €52.26	$127.57 NZ$229.39	+138.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,473.49 €28,742.01	$34,339.84 NZ$61,751.20	+16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.93 €16.51	$18.22 NZ$32.75	+7.6%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 62.7% more for housing

	Monza	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.65 €26.97	$54.27 NZ$97.59	+96.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$911.00 €888.39	$1,487.35 NZ$2,674.60	+63.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.78 €661.94	$1,335.17 NZ$2,400.96	+96.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$141.72 €138.20	$134.11 NZ$241.16	-5.4%
Average			+62.7%

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pay 7.3% more for childcare

	Monza	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$750.23 €731.61	$871.44 NZ$1,567.05	+16.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,861.16 €12,541.97	$12,649.75 NZ$22,747.26	-1.6%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 87.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Monza	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.23	$7.17 NZ$12.89	+33.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 €1.71	$3.41 NZ$6.14	+94.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.27	$24.46 NZ$43.98	+280.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.15 €34.28	$39.85 NZ$71.66	+13.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.45	$12.24 NZ$22.02	+14.2%
Average			+87.2%

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pay 18.4% more for clothing

	Monza	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.17 €80.13	$75.78 NZ$136.27	-7.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.83 €33.97	$55.09 NZ$99.07	+58.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.71 €100.16	$119.44 NZ$214.79	+16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.47 €118.45	$129.60 NZ$233.04	+6.7%
Average			+18.4%

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