Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 7.4% more expensive than Toronto.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Toronto, you would:
pay 0.2% less for restaurants
Toronto
|
Wellington
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.12
CA$28.23
|
$14.93
NZ$25.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.78
CA$15.12
|
$8.96
NZ$15.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
CA$3.08
|
$2.57
NZ$4.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
CA$2.43
|
$2.15
NZ$3.69
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
Toronto
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
CA$3.96
|
$1.96
NZ$3.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.64
CA$7.92
|
$4.15
NZ$7.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.09
CA$16.96
|
$6.98
NZ$11.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.38
CA$4.75
|
$6.84
NZ$11.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.59
CA$7.85
|
$5.06
NZ$8.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
CA$2.46
|
$1.40
NZ$2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CA$0.86
|
$1.09
NZ$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
CA$2.25
|
$1.48
NZ$2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.51
|
$2.61
NZ$4.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
CA$1.52
|
$1.01
NZ$1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.78
|
$0.84
NZ$1.44
|
|
pay 30.3% more for transportation
Toronto
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
CA$6.14
|
$6.42
NZ$11.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$112.08
CA$157.28
|
$127.57
NZ$218.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,490.95
CA$34,366.93
|
$34,339.84
NZ$58,856.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
CA$21.17
|
$18.22
NZ$31.22
|
|
pay 8.0% more for housing
Toronto
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.33
CA$72.03
|
$54.27
NZ$93.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,807.04
CA$2,535.73
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,549.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,526.54
CA$2,142.12
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,288.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.64
CA$120.18
|
$134.11
NZ$229.85
|
|
pay 26.8% less for childcare
Toronto
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,179.39
CA$1,654.98
|
$871.44
NZ$1,493.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,423.23
CA$24,449.15
|
$12,649.75
NZ$21,680.97
|
|
pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports
Toronto
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.75
CA$8.07
|
$7.17
NZ$12.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.04
CA$5.66
|
$3.41
NZ$5.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.37
CA$20.16
|
$24.46
NZ$41.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.00
CA$68.76
|
$39.85
NZ$68.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.93
CA$18.15
|
$12.24
NZ$20.98
|
|
pay 25.3% more for clothing
Toronto
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.77
CA$83.87
|
$75.78
NZ$129.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.77
CA$55.81
|
$55.09
NZ$94.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.97
CA$134.66
|
$119.44
NZ$204.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.44
CA$163.39
|
$129.60
NZ$222.12
|
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