Cost of living comparison

Wellington, New Zealand

compared to

Aleppo, Syria

Aleppo vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Aleppo is 57.6% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 69.7% less in Aleppo
Groceries: pay 53.1% less in Aleppo
Transportation: pay 45.5% less in Aleppo
Housing: pay 79.1% less in Aleppo
Childcare: pay 83.5% less in Aleppo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.0% less in Aleppo
Clothing: pay 17.2% less in Aleppo

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Aleppo.

Aleppo vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aleppo instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 69.7% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Aleppo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$24.63	$3.00 SYP39,006	-79.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$14.78	$2.50 SYP32,505	-72.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.25	$1.32 SYP17,126	-48.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.56	$0.47 SYP6,157	-78.0%
Average			-69.7%

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pay 53.1% less for groceries

	Wellington	Aleppo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.24	$0.93 SYP12,105	-52.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$6.85	$2.67 SYP34,738	-35.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$11.52	$3.66 SYP47,631	-47.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$11.29	$2.44 SYP31,751	-64.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$8.35	$2.94 SYP38,264	-41.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.31	$0.50 SYP6,469	-64.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.80	$0.99 SYP12,829	-9.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.44	$0.50 SYP6,560	-65.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.31	$0.40 SYP5,174	-84.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.67	$0.38 SYP4,967	-62.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.38	$0.37 SYP4,852	-55.5%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 45.5% less for transportation

	Wellington	Aleppo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$10.59	$5.14 SYP66,812	-19.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$210.47	$3.00 SYP39,006	-97.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$56,657.06	$27,863.72 SYP362,284,124	-18.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$30.05	$18.21 SYP236,752
Average			-45.5%

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pay 79.1% less for housing

	Wellington	Aleppo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$89.54	$19.95 SYP259,419	-63.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,453.96	$89.80 SYP1,167,586	-94.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,202.89	$77.23 SYP1,004,089	-94.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$221.26	$46.75 SYP607,901	-65.1%
Average			-79.1%

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pay 83.5% less for childcare

	Wellington	Aleppo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,437.78	$69.35 SYP901,697	-92.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$20,870.74	$3,147.96 SYP40,929,761	-75.1%
Average			-83.5%

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pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Aleppo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$11.82	$8.47 SYP110,063	+18.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$5.63	$1.06 SYP13,841	-68.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$40.35	$3.25 SYP42,256	-86.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$65.74	$15.08 SYP196,007	-62.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$20.20	$3.00 SYP39,006	-75.5%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 17.2% less for clothing

	Wellington	Aleppo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$125.03	$24.47 SYP318,095	-67.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$90.90	$63.02 SYP819,329	+14.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$197.07	$112.93 SYP1,468,373	-5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$213.82	$116.57 SYP1,515,593	-10.1%
Average			-17.2%

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