Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 64.9% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,005
|
$14.93
NZ$25.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥804
|
$8.96
NZ$15.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥172
|
$2.57
NZ$4.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$2.15
NZ$3.68
|
|
pay 13.7% more for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥252
|
$1.96
NZ$3.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,082
|
$4.15
NZ$7.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥909
|
$6.98
NZ$11.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥322
|
$6.84
NZ$11.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$5.06
NZ$8.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥367
|
$1.40
NZ$2.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥164
|
$1.09
NZ$1.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥409
|
$1.48
NZ$2.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥373
|
$2.61
NZ$4.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥199
|
$1.01
NZ$1.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.84
NZ$1.43
|
|
pay 46.5% more for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥682
|
$6.42
NZ$10.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,047
|
$127.57
NZ$217.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528
|
$34,339.84
NZ$58,575.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,302
|
$18.22
NZ$31.07
|
|
pay 58.0% more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,917
|
$54.27
NZ$92.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥172,898
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,537.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥89,974
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,277.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,686
|
$134.11
NZ$228.75
|
|
pay 25.3% more for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,306
|
$871.44
NZ$1,486.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932
|
$12,649.75
NZ$21,577.41
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥503
|
$7.17
NZ$12.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥525
|
$3.41
NZ$5.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥603
|
$24.46
NZ$41.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,365
|
$39.85
NZ$67.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,910
|
$12.24
NZ$20.88
|
|
pay 59.5% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,118
|
$75.78
NZ$129.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,690
|
$55.09
NZ$93.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,787
|
$119.44
NZ$203.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,793
|
$129.60
NZ$221.06
|
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