Cost of living comparison

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Wellington vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 3.3 times more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 48.5% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 27.2% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 53.8% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 10.6 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Wellington

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Wellington are more expensive than in St. George's. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 48.5% more for restaurants

	St. George's	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$14.93 NZ$26.49	+101.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$8.96 NZ$15.89	+7.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.57 NZ$4.57	+39.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$2.15 NZ$3.82	+45.6%
Average			+48.5%

St. George's vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.2% more for groceries

	St. George's	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$1.96 NZ$3.48	+16.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 EC$11.68	$4.15 NZ$7.36	-4.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$6.98 NZ$12.39	-52.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 EC$10.67	$6.84 NZ$12.14	+73.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$5.06 NZ$8.98	+94.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.48 EC$6.70	$1.40 NZ$2.48	-43.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$1.09 NZ$1.94	+30.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$1.48 NZ$2.62	+86.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$2.61 NZ$4.63	+94.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 EC$2.54	$1.01 NZ$1.80	+7.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 EC$2.33	$0.84 NZ$1.49	-2.7%
Average			+27.2%

St. George's vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.8% more for transportation

	St. George's	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 EC$14.01	$6.42 NZ$11.39	+23.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$127.57 NZ$226.34	+244.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$34,339.84 NZ$60,929.49	+37.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$199.81 EC$540.00	$18.22 NZ$32.32	-90.9%
Average			+53.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	St. George's	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$54.27 NZ$96.29	+15.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$1,487.35 NZ$2,639.01	+156.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$1,335.17 NZ$2,369.01	+360.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$134.11 NZ$237.95	-15.9%
Average			+129.3%

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pay 10.6 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$871.44 NZ$1,546.20	+1470.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$12,649.75 NZ$22,444.57	+442.6%
Average			+956.3%

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$7.17 NZ$12.72	+252.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$3.41 NZ$6.06	-23.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$24.46 NZ$43.39	+1221.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$39.85 NZ$70.70	+7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$12.24 NZ$21.72	+10.3%
Average			+293.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	St. George's	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$75.78 NZ$134.45	+192.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$55.09 NZ$97.75	+24.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$119.44 NZ$211.93	+180.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$129.60 NZ$229.94	+70.8%
Average			+117.0%

St. George's vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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