Cost of living comparison

 Rimini, Italy
compared to
 Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington vs. Rimini Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 56.8% more expensive than Rimini.

Restaurants
pay 7.8% less in Wellington
Groceries
pay 35.6% more in Wellington
Transportation
pay 72.0% more in Wellington
Housing
pay 75.1% more in Wellington
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports
pay 88.5% more in Wellington
Clothing
pay 29.0% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Rimini Cost Breakdown

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

pay 7.8% less for restaurants

 
Rimini
Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.22
€16.69
$14.93
NZ$25.95
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.25
€10.31
$8.96
NZ$15.57
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.38
€3.10
$2.57
NZ$4.47

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pay 35.6% more for groceries

 
Rimini
Wellington
Bread
1 loaf
$2.83
€2.59
$1.96
NZ$3.41
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.21
€5.68
$4.15
NZ$7.21
Milk (1 gallon) $5.40
€4.95
$6.98
NZ$12.14

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pay 72.0% more for transportation

 
Rimini
Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.25
€6.64
$6.42
NZ$11.16
Monthly public transit pass $33.76
€30.93
$127.57
NZ$221.76
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,295.48
€28,668.07
$34,339.84
NZ$59,695.52

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pay 75.1% more for housing

 
Rimini
Wellington
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.37
€27.82
$54.27
NZ$94.34
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $699.11
€640.42
$1,487.35
NZ$2,585.56
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $610.37
€559.13
$1,335.17
NZ$2,321.03

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Rimini
Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $498.64
€456.77
$871.44
NZ$1,514.88
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,358.82
€4,908.92
$12,649.75
NZ$21,990.01

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pay 88.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rimini
Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.91
$7.17
NZ$12.46
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.80
€1.65
$3.41
NZ$5.93
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.43
€5.89
$24.46
NZ$42.51

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pay 29.0% more for clothing

 
Rimini
Wellington
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$87.88
€80.51
$75.78
NZ$131.73
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.58
€29.85
$55.09
NZ$95.77
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$84.67
€77.56
$119.44
NZ$207.64

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