Cost of living comparison

Wellington, New Zealand

compared to

Kaposvár, Hungary

Kaposvár vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Kaposvár is 52.4% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 48.7% less in Kaposvár
Groceries: pay 53.7% less in Kaposvár
Transportation: pay 38.8% less in Kaposvár
Housing: pay 62.5% less in Kaposvár
Childcare: pay 81.9% less in Kaposvár
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.2% less in Kaposvár
Clothing: pay 27.9% less in Kaposvár

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

Kaposvár vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.7% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Kaposvár
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$25.00	$8.55 HUF2,987.25	-42.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.00	$6.58 HUF2,297.88	-26.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.31	$1.13 HUF395.24	-56.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.61	$0.66 HUF229.79	-69.5%
Average			-48.7%

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pay 53.7% less for groceries

	Wellington	Kaposvár
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.29	$1.04 HUF363.07	-47.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$6.95	$3.29 HUF1,148.94	-20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$11.69	$3.71 HUF1,296.07	-46.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$11.45	$2.56 HUF894.64	-62.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$8.47	$2.37 HUF828.63	-53.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.34	$0.54 HUF187.61	-61.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.83	$0.72 HUF250.15	-34.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.47	$0.75 HUF262.09	-49.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.37	$0.54 HUF187.61	-79.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.70	$0.36 HUF125.08	-64.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.40	$0.24 HUF83.38	-71.5%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 38.8% less for transportation

	Wellington	Kaposvár
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$10.75	$6.02 HUF2,102.70	-6.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$213.59	$19.73 HUF6,893.65	-84.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$57,496.60	$24,174.40 HUF8,447,017.13	-29.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$30.50	$11.84 HUF4,136.19	-35.0%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 62.5% less for housing

	Wellington	Kaposvár
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$90.86	$20.89 HUF7,300.70	-61.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,490.32	$315.66 HUF110,298.37	-78.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,235.53	$210.44 HUF73,532.25	-84.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$224.54	$100.03 HUF34,952.39	-25.4%
Average			-62.5%

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pay 81.9% less for childcare

	Wellington	Kaposvár
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,459.08	$157.83 HUF55,149.19	-81.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$21,180.00	??
Average			-81.9%

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pay 53.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Kaposvár
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.00	$0.99 HUF344.68	-86.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$5.72	$1.51 HUF528.51	-55.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$40.95	$5.73 HUF2,003.75	-76.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$66.72	$39.46 HUF13,787.30	-1.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$20.50	$6.58 HUF2,297.88	-46.3%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

	Wellington	Kaposvár
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$126.88	$77.16 HUF26,961.82	+1.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$92.24	$23.67 HUF8,272.38	-57.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$199.99	$86.81 HUF30,332.05	-27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$216.99	$92.07 HUF32,170.36	-29.0%
Average			-27.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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