Cost of living comparison

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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:

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pay 7.8% less for restaurants

	Rimini	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.22 €16.69	$14.93 NZ$25.95	-18.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.25 €10.31	$8.96 NZ$15.57	-20.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.38 €3.10	$2.57 NZ$4.47	-23.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 €1.50	$2.15 NZ$3.75	+31.3%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 35.6% more for groceries

	Rimini	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.83 €2.59	$1.96 NZ$3.41	-30.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.21 €5.68	$4.15 NZ$7.21	-33.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.40 €4.95	$6.98 NZ$12.14	+29.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.20 €2.93	$6.84 NZ$11.89	+113.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.24 €4.80	$5.06 NZ$8.79	-3.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.80	$1.40 NZ$2.43	+59.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.76	$1.09 NZ$1.90	+32.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.94	$1.48 NZ$2.57	+44.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.16	$2.61 NZ$4.54	+106.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.60	$1.01 NZ$1.76	+53.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.65	$0.84 NZ$1.46	+18.3%
Average			+35.6%

Rimini vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 72.0% more for transportation

	Rimini	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.25 €6.64	$6.42 NZ$11.16	-11.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.76 €30.93	$127.57 NZ$221.76	+277.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,295.48 €28,668.07	$34,339.84 NZ$59,695.52	+9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.29 €14.92	$18.22 NZ$31.66	+11.8%
Average			+72.0%

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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	+78.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$699.11 €640.42	$1,487.35 NZ$2,585.56	+112.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$610.37 €559.13	$1,335.17 NZ$2,321.03	+118.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.34 €135.89	$134.11 NZ$233.13	-9.6%
Average			+75.1%

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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	+74.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,358.82 €4,908.92	$12,649.75 NZ$21,990.01	+136.1%
Average			+105.4%

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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	+33.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 €1.65	$3.41 NZ$5.93	+89.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.89	$24.46 NZ$42.51	+280.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.70 €32.71	$39.85 NZ$69.27	+11.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.65 €8.84	$12.24 NZ$21.28	+26.9%
Average			+88.5%

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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	-13.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.58 €29.85	$55.09 NZ$95.77	+69.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.67 €77.56	$119.44 NZ$207.64	+41.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.25 €99.16	$129.60 NZ$225.29	+19.7%
Average			+29.0%

Rimini vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2025

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