Cost of living comparison
Genk is 9.9% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Genk instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
Wellington
|
Genk
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$24.55
|
$16.24
€14.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$14.73
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.03
|
$2.17
€1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.50
|
$2.17
€1.95
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.45
|
$2.09
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.34
|
$4.47
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$11.87
|
$3.38
€3.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.31
|
$2.92
€2.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.53
|
$3.93
€3.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.32
|
$0.74
€0.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.86
|
$0.90
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.39
|
$1.42
€1.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.23
|
$1.24
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.76
|
$1.10
€0.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.51
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
pay 8.1% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.69
|
$7.16
€6.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$187.76
|
$54.15
€48.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$48,594.53
|
$21,659.74
€19,518.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.25
|
$23.61
€21.27
|
|
pay 22.9% less for housing
Wellington
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$92.91
|
$50.16
€45.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,455.75
|
$785.17
€707.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,221.71
|
$676.87
€609.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$218.08
|
$161.49
€145.53
|
|
pay 6.2% more for childcare
Wellington
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,258.29
|
$606.47
€546.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$20,887.32
|
$17,327.79
€15,614.60
|
|
pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$11.78
|
$4.33
€3.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.49
|
$3.25
€2.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$38.59
|
$8.93
€8.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$62.05
|
$54.15
€48.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$19.64
|
$13.54
€12.20
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$129.66
|
$99.63
€89.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$85.97
|
$48.73
€43.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$201.99
|
$81.22
€73.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$209.03
|
$92.05
€82.95
|
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