Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 13.7 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 15.4% more for restaurants
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.11
|
$15.16
NZ$25.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP22.10
|
$9.09
NZ$15.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.37
|
$2.49
NZ$4.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.70
|
$2.16
NZ$3.63
|
|
pay 42.6% more for groceries
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.45
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.89
|
$4.53
NZ$7.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.34
|
$7.33
NZ$12.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.06
|
$6.98
NZ$11.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.46
|
$5.27
NZ$8.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
$1.44
NZ$2.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
$1.15
NZ$1.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.43
|
$1.48
NZ$2.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.34
|
$2.61
NZ$4.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.96
|
$1.09
NZ$1.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.05
|
$0.93
NZ$1.57
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.42
|
$6.60
NZ$11.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$115.94
NZ$194.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP14,075.55
|
$30,007.11
NZ$50,326.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP168.40
|
$16.83
NZ$28.22
|
|
pay 47.5% less for housing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP301.62
|
$57.37
NZ$96.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,543.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,300.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP538.18
|
$134.66
NZ$225.85
|
|
pay 80.0 times more for childcare
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP261.40
|
$777.00
NZ$1,303.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP201.08
|
$12,897.92
NZ$21,631.73
|
|
pay 86.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.04
|
$7.28
NZ$12.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.04
|
$3.39
NZ$5.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP24.13
|
$23.83
NZ$39.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
$38.32
NZ$64.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.13
NZ$20.34
|
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pay 8.6 times more for clothing
|
Nuku'alofa
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.05
|
$80.07
NZ$134.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP25.13
|
$53.09
NZ$89.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
$124.73
NZ$209.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP70.38
|
$129.08
NZ$216.48
|
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