Cost of living comparison
Montreal is 16.9% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Montreal instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 0.5% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Montreal
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$24.55
|
$18.35
CA$24.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$14.73
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.03
|
$2.10
CA$2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.50
|
$1.55
CA$2.10
|
|
pay 2.1% more for groceries
Wellington
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.45
|
$3.09
CA$4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.34
|
$6.28
CA$8.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$11.87
|
$8.06
CA$10.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.31
|
$3.36
CA$4.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.53
|
$5.63
CA$7.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.32
|
$1.64
CA$2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.86
|
$0.66
CA$0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.39
|
$1.80
CA$2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.23
|
$2.08
CA$2.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.76
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.51
|
$1.07
CA$1.45
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.69
|
$4.79
CA$6.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$187.76
|
$71.19
CA$96.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$48,594.53
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,844.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.25
|
$15.23
CA$20.67
|
|
pay 31.8% less for housing
Wellington
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$92.91
|
$44.20
CA$59.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,455.75
|
$1,219.08
CA$1,654.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,221.71
|
$947.47
CA$1,285.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$218.08
|
$62.68
CA$85.08
|
|
pay 31.8% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,258.29
|
$659.52
CA$895.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$20,887.32
|
$6,646.93
CA$9,021.45
|
|
pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$11.78
|
$6.24
CA$8.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.49
|
$3.84
CA$5.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$38.59
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$62.05
|
$33.41
CA$45.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$19.64
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Montreal
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$129.66
|
$64.92
CA$88.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$85.97
|
$49.04
CA$66.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$201.99
|
$87.69
CA$119.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$209.03
|
$108.25
CA$146.92
|
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