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Esch-sur-alzette vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Esch-sur-alzette is 26.4% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 26.8% more in Esch-sur-alzette
Groceries: pay 22.5% more in Esch-sur-alzette
Transportation: pay 61.4% more in Esch-sur-alzette
Housing: pay 27.8% more in Esch-sur-alzette
Childcare: pay 66.0% more in Esch-sur-alzette
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% less in Esch-sur-alzette
Clothing: pay 7.0% less in Esch-sur-alzette

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Esch-sur-alzette are more expensive than in Wellington. Expenses including entertainment and sports and clothing are lower in Esch-sur-alzette.

Esch-sur-alzette vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Esch-sur-alzette instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 26.8% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Esch-sur-alzette
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$26.61	$21.44 €20.79	+43.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.96	$14.47 €14.03	+61.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.59	$2.32 €2.25	-9.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.84	$2.41 €2.34	+11.9%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 22.5% more for groceries

	Wellington	Esch-sur-alzette
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.50	$3.57 €3.46	+82.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$7.39	$14.74 €14.29	+255.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$12.44	$4.73 €4.59	-32.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$12.19	$4.29 €4.16	-37.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$9.02	$6.81 €6.60	+34.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.49	$1.14 €1.11	-18.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.94	$0.80 €0.78	-26.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.63	$1.29 €1.25	-12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.65	$1.46 €1.41	-44.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.81	$1.41 €1.37	+39.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.49	$0.90 €0.87	+7.3%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 61.4% more for transportation

	Wellington	Esch-sur-alzette
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$11.44	$7.12 €6.90	+10.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$227.33	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$61,195.48	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$32.46	$38.58 €37.42	+111.8%
Average			+61.4%

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pay 27.8% more for housing

	Wellington	Esch-sur-alzette
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$96.71	$85.21 €82.63	+57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,650.53	$1,536.19 €1,489.79	+3.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,379.35	$1,404.01 €1,361.60	+5.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$238.99	$195.27 €189.37	+45.6%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 66.0% more for childcare

	Wellington	Esch-sur-alzette
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,552.95	$1,446.88 €1,403.17	+66.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$22,542.55	??
Average			+66.0%

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pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Esch-sur-alzette
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.77	$4.02 €3.90	-43.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$6.08	$4.47 €4.33	+30.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$43.58	$6.43 €6.24	-73.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$71.01	$40.19 €38.98	+0.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$21.82	$15.00 €14.55	+22.6%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 7.0% less for clothing

	Wellington	Esch-sur-alzette
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$135.04	$66.09 €64.10	-12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$98.18	$37.51 €36.38	-31.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$212.85	$123.25 €119.53	+3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$230.95	$147.37 €142.92	+13.7%
Average			-7.0%

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