Cost of living comparison

Norway

compared to

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington vs. Norway Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 29.7% more expensive than Norway overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.2% less in Wellington
Groceries: pay 6.5% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 15.2% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 25.9% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 11.3% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Norway Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.2% less for restaurants

	Norway	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.52 NOK193.96	$14.93 NZ$24.99	-19.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.17 NOK127.41	$8.96 NZ$15.00	-26.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NOK30.14	$2.57 NZ$4.31	-10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 NOK28.30	$2.15 NZ$3.61	-20.3%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 6.5% more for groceries

	Norway	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 NOK31.72	$1.96 NZ$3.29	-35.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.10 NOK53.38	$4.15 NZ$6.95	-18.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.41 NOK77.64	$6.98 NZ$11.69	-5.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.71 NOK38.85	$6.84 NZ$11.45	+84.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.92 NOK62.05	$5.06 NZ$8.47	-14.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 NOK13.78	$1.40 NZ$2.34	+6.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 NOK10.30	$1.09 NZ$1.83	+10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 NOK13.52	$1.48 NZ$2.47	+14.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.82 NOK19.04	$2.61 NZ$4.37	+43.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 NOK10.00	$1.01 NZ$1.70	+6.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 NOK11.03	$0.84 NZ$1.40	-20.4%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 15.2% more for transportation

	Norway	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.32 NOK76.68	$6.42 NZ$10.74	-12.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.29 NOK704.69	$127.57 NZ$213.55	+89.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,441.53 NOK339,744.04	$34,339.84 NZ$57,485.51	+5.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.50 NOK246.09	$18.22 NZ$30.49	-22.5%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 25.9% more for housing

	Norway	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.97 NOK554.68	$54.27 NZ$90.85	+2.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,030.17 NOK10,788.45	$1,487.35 NZ$2,489.84	+44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$803.77 NOK8,417.45	$1,335.17 NZ$2,235.10	+66.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.13 NOK1,551.32	$134.11 NZ$224.50	-9.5%
Average			+25.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Norway	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$272.16 NOK2,850.22	$871.44 NZ$1,458.80	+220.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,113.04 NOK64,018.87	$12,649.75 NZ$21,175.91	+106.9%
Average			+163.6%

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pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Norway	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.83 NOK92.45	$7.17 NZ$12.00	-18.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.64 NOK48.58	$3.41 NZ$5.71	-26.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.25 NOK138.76	$24.46 NZ$40.94	+84.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.21 NOK452.49	$39.85 NZ$66.71	-7.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.55 NOK141.94	$12.24 NZ$20.49	-9.7%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 11.3% more for clothing

	Norway	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.77 NOK919.22	$75.78 NZ$126.85	-13.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.11 NOK420.02	$55.09 NZ$92.23	+37.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.53 NOK1,052.77	$119.44 NZ$199.95	+18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.05 NOK1,320.08	$129.60 NZ$216.95	+2.8%
Average			+11.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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