Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 2.4 times more expensive than Wellington.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Wellington
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$25.42
|
$25.99
€23.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$15.25
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.17
|
$5.09
€4.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.63
|
$7.15
€6.58
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
|
Wellington
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
$5.23
€4.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.60
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.30
|
$7.17
€6.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.71
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.83
|
$4.81
€4.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.41
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.93
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.48
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.38
|
$1.82
€1.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.83
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.57
|
$1.47
€1.35
|
|
pay 7.3% more for transportation
|
Wellington
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$11.07
|
$8.64
€7.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$194.46
|
$23.83
€21.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$50,326.39
|
$46,760.68
€43,000.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$28.22
|
$20.58
€18.92
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Wellington
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$96.22
|
$61.73
€56.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,543.27
|
$8,169.63
€7,512.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,300.89
|
$6,497.92
€5,975.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$225.85
|
$237.50
€218.40
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Wellington
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,303.14
|
$2,111.82
€1,942.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,631.73
|
$43,184.11
€39,711.38
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Wellington
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$12.20
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.69
|
$5.67
€5.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.96
|
$13.54
€12.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$64.26
|
$521.19
€479.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$20.34
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Wellington
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$134.28
|
$162.81
€149.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$89.04
|
$65.34
€60.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$209.19
|
$187.00
€171.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$216.48
|
$632.46
€581.60
|
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