Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.4 times more expensive than Phuket.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Phuket, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Phuket
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
THB152.04
|
$14.93
NZ$25.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB253.41
|
$8.96
NZ$15.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
THB27.37
|
$2.57
NZ$4.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
THB13.83
|
$2.15
NZ$3.68
|
|
pay 96.6% more for groceries
|
Phuket
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
THB57.39
|
$1.96
NZ$3.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.27
THB426.82
|
$4.15
NZ$7.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
THB238.85
|
$6.98
NZ$11.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
THB74.29
|
$6.84
NZ$11.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.39
THB48.51
|
$5.06
NZ$8.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
THB44.37
|
$1.40
NZ$2.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB17.53
|
$1.09
NZ$1.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB27.13
|
$1.48
NZ$2.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
THB22.76
|
$2.61
NZ$4.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB23.56
|
$1.01
NZ$1.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB18.21
|
$0.84
NZ$1.43
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Phuket
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.56
THB158.72
|
$6.42
NZ$10.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
THB372.95
|
$127.57
NZ$217.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,303.23
THB810,900.83
|
$34,339.84
NZ$58,575.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.07
THB385.18
|
$18.22
NZ$31.07
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Phuket
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.30
THB532.39
|
$54.27
NZ$92.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.93
THB18,475.26
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,537.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$431.47
THB15,014.34
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,277.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.56
THB3,186.00
|
$134.11
NZ$228.75
|
|
pay 11.5% more for childcare
|
Phuket
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$708.81
THB24,664.90
|
$871.44
NZ$1,486.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,628.75
THB439,452.44
|
$12,649.75
NZ$21,577.41
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Phuket
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
THB98.15
|
$7.17
NZ$12.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
THB83.37
|
$3.41
NZ$5.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
THB147.99
|
$24.46
NZ$41.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.28
THB1,854.09
|
$39.85
NZ$67.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.74
THB304.09
|
$12.24
NZ$20.88
|
|
pay 50.7% more for clothing
|
Phuket
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.27
THB2,306.00
|
$75.78
NZ$129.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.33
THB985.75
|
$55.09
NZ$93.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.92
THB3,581.48
|
$119.44
NZ$203.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.82
THB2,534.07
|
$129.60
NZ$221.06
|
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