Cost of living comparison
Albany is 14.8% more expensive than Wellington.
If you lived in Albany instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 15.0% more for restaurants
Wellington
|
Albany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$24.77
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$14.86
|
$11.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.07
|
$2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.53
|
$1.97
|
|
pay 26.3% more for groceries
Wellington
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.48
|
$4.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.41
|
$7.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$11.98
|
$4.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.41
|
$5.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.61
|
$5.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.34
|
$2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.88
|
$0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.42
|
$2.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.26
|
$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.78
|
$1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.53
|
$1.76
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.78
|
$3.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$189.44
|
$77.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$49,027.23
|
$30,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.49
|
$16.15
|
|
pay 1.5% more for housing
Wellington
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$93.73
|
$61.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,477.61
|
$1,407.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,241.49
|
$1,391.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$220.02
|
$140.46
|
|
pay 98.7% more for childcare
Wellington
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,269.50
|
$1,400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,073.31
|
$28,000.00
|
|
pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$11.89
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.54
|
$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$38.93
|
$14.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$62.60
|
$67.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$19.81
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Albany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$130.81
|
$44.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$86.74
|
$46.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$203.79
|
$87.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$210.89
|
$109.00
|
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