Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.5 times more expensive than Saitama.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Saitama, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Saitama
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
¥956
|
$15.16
NZ$24.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.02
¥597
|
$9.09
NZ$14.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥131
|
$2.49
NZ$4.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
¥102
|
$2.16
NZ$3.51
|
|
pay 57.7% more for groceries
Saitama
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
¥218
|
$2.13
NZ$3.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.56
¥827
|
$4.53
NZ$7.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
¥780
|
$7.33
NZ$11.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
¥317
|
$6.98
NZ$11.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥267
|
$5.27
NZ$8.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
¥222
|
$1.44
NZ$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
¥156
|
$1.15
NZ$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
¥184
|
$1.48
NZ$2.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥262
|
$2.61
NZ$4.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
¥155
|
$1.09
NZ$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
¥82
|
$0.93
NZ$1.52
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Saitama
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
¥625
|
$6.60
NZ$10.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.70
¥3,822
|
$115.94
NZ$188.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,193,281
|
$30,007.11
NZ$48,712.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.77
¥3,535
|
$16.83
NZ$27.31
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Saitama
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.30
¥4,953
|
$57.37
NZ$93.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.48
¥57,330
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,461.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$224.86
¥33,442
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,227.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.47
¥15,091
|
$134.66
NZ$218.61
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Saitama
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.61
¥26,117
|
$777.00
NZ$1,261.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,564.30
¥1,719,900
|
$12,897.92
NZ$20,938.18
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Saitama
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
¥311
|
$7.28
NZ$11.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
¥366
|
$3.39
NZ$5.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
¥569
|
$23.83
NZ$38.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.34
¥5,255
|
$38.32
NZ$62.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.19
¥1,218
|
$12.13
NZ$19.69
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Saitama
|
Wellington
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.52
¥3,201
|
$80.07
NZ$129.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.49
¥3,344
|
$53.09
NZ$86.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.79
¥7,405
|
$124.73
NZ$202.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.37
¥14,332
|
$129.08
NZ$209.54
|
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