Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 0.2% cheaper than Portland.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.2% less in Wellington
- Groceries
-
pay 5.2% less in Wellington
- Transportation
-
pay 18.5% more in Wellington
- Housing
-
pay 17.3% less in Wellington
- Childcare
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pay 36.0% less in Wellington
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 17.2% more in Wellington
- Clothing
-
pay 23.8% more in Wellington
The cost of clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Wellington are more expensive than in Portland. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Wellington.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Portland, you would:
pay 2.2% less for restaurants
Portland
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$14.93
NZ$24.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$8.96
NZ$14.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
|
$2.57
NZ$4.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$2.15
NZ$3.59
|
|
pay 5.2% less for groceries
Portland
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.04
|
$1.96
NZ$3.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.48
|
$4.15
NZ$6.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$6.98
NZ$11.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.85
|
$6.84
NZ$11.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.88
|
$5.06
NZ$8.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$1.40
NZ$2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
|
$1.09
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.29
|
$1.48
NZ$2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$2.61
NZ$4.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$1.01
NZ$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.84
NZ$1.40
|
|
pay 18.5% more for transportation
Portland
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
|
$6.42
NZ$10.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$127.57
NZ$212.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,680.68
|
$34,339.84
NZ$57,137.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.71
|
$18.22
NZ$30.31
|
|
pay 17.3% less for housing
Portland
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.10
|
$54.27
NZ$90.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,806.90
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,474.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,519.64
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,221.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.62
|
$134.11
NZ$223.14
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Portland
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,688.39
|
$871.44
NZ$1,449.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,563.20
|
$12,649.75
NZ$21,047.85
|
|
pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports
Portland
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$7.17
NZ$11.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.82
|
$3.41
NZ$5.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$24.46
NZ$40.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.24
|
$39.85
NZ$66.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.38
|
$12.24
NZ$20.37
|
|
pay 23.8% more for clothing
Portland
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
|
$75.78
NZ$126.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.54
|
$55.09
NZ$91.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.76
|
$119.44
NZ$198.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.17
|
$129.60
NZ$215.63
|
|
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