Cost of living comparison

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Kotor vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Kotor is 17.6% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants
pay 10.4% less in Kotor
Groceries
pay 36.9% less in Kotor
Transportation
pay 25.7% less in Kotor
Housing
pay 35.9% less in Kotor
Childcare
pay 40.4% less in Kotor
Entertainment and Sports
pay 0.2% more in Kotor
Clothing
pay 26.2% more in Kotor

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

Kotor vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

pay 10.4% less for restaurants

 
Wellington
Kotor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.93
NZ$26.85
$13.93
€13.59
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.96
NZ$16.11
$9.65
€9.41
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.57
NZ$4.63
$2.13
€2.08

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pay 36.9% less for groceries

 
Wellington
Kotor
Bread
1 loaf
$1.96
NZ$3.53
$1.07
€1.04
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.15
NZ$7.46
$4.10
€4.00
Milk (1 gallon) $6.98
NZ$12.55
$5.46
€5.32

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pay 25.7% less for transportation

 
Wellington
Kotor
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.42
NZ$11.54
$6.17
€6.01
Monthly public transit pass $127.57
NZ$229.39
$64.31
€62.71
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,339.84
NZ$61,751.20
$27,933.36
€27,240.11

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pay 35.9% less for housing

 
Wellington
Kotor
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$54.27
NZ$97.59
$29.35
€28.62
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,487.35
NZ$2,674.60
$964.59
€940.65
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,335.17
NZ$2,400.96
$768.10
€749.03

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pay 40.4% less for childcare

 
Wellington
Kotor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $871.44
NZ$1,567.05
$396.55
€386.71
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,649.75
NZ$22,747.26
$9,324.34
€9,092.93

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pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Wellington
Kotor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.17
NZ$12.89
$3.22
€3.14
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.41
NZ$6.14
$2.48
€2.42
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$24.46
NZ$43.98
$4.07
€3.97

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pay 26.2% more for clothing

 
Wellington
Kotor
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$75.78
NZ$136.27
$107.18
€104.52
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.09
NZ$99.07
$57.16
€55.74
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$119.44
NZ$214.79
$120.19
€117.21

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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: January 2025
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