Cost of living comparison
Long Beach is 11.4% more expensive than Wellington.
If you lived in Long Beach instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 20.3% more for restaurants
Wellington
|
Long Beach
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$23.91
|
$18.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$14.34
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$3.92
|
$2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.41
|
$2.53
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
Wellington
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.36
|
$3.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.15
|
$6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$11.56
|
$4.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.01
|
$3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.31
|
$6.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.26
|
$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.82
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.33
|
$1.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.12
|
$2.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.72
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.47
|
$1.00
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Long Beach
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.41
|
$5.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$182.85
|
$69.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$47,322.38
|
$25,499.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$26.53
|
$20.30
|
|
pay 27.0% more for housing
Wellington
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$90.47
|
$67.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,391.46
|
$2,325.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,163.54
|
$2,140.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$212.37
|
$108.67
|
|
pay 48.2% more for childcare
Wellington
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,225.35
|
$1,200.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$20,340.52
|
$18,333.33
|
|
pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Long Beach
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$11.47
|
$7.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.35
|
$5.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$37.58
|
$9.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$60.43
|
$52.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$19.12
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 22.5% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Long Beach
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$126.27
|
$47.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$83.72
|
$48.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$196.70
|
$84.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$203.56
|
$117.25
|
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