Cost of living comparison

Zielona Gora, Poland

compared to

Wellington vs. Zielona Gora Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 2.3 times more expensive than Zielona Gora.

Restaurants: pay 58.3% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Wellington
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 27.4% more in Wellington

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Wellington are more expensive than in Zielona Gora. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Zielona Gora Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Zielona Gora, you would:

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pay 58.3% more for restaurants

	Zielona Gora	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.42 PLN27.50	$14.93 NZ$25.00	+101.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 PLN26.12	$8.96 NZ$15.00	+27.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 PLN5.96	$2.57 NZ$4.31	+60.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 PLN5.50	$2.15 NZ$3.61	+45.1%
Average			+58.3%

Zielona Gora vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Zielona Gora	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 PLN3.90	$1.96 NZ$3.29	+86.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 PLN16.04	$4.15 NZ$6.95	-4.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.62 PLN13.41	$6.98 NZ$11.69	+92.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.75 PLN10.17	$6.84 NZ$11.45	+149.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 PLN7.07	$5.06 NZ$8.47	+165.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.49	$1.40 NZ$2.34	+246.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 PLN2.28	$1.09 NZ$1.83	+76.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 PLN2.60	$1.48 NZ$2.47	+110.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 PLN2.49	$2.61 NZ$4.37	+287.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 PLN1.19	$1.01 NZ$1.70	+216.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 PLN1.87	$0.84 NZ$1.40	+66.2%
Average			+135.8%

Zielona Gora vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Zielona Gora	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.04 PLN22.37	$6.42 NZ$10.75	+6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.68 PLN87.71	$127.57 NZ$213.59	+438.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,830.50 PLN114,194.17	$34,339.84 NZ$57,496.60	+11.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.72 PLN28.60	$18.22 NZ$30.50	+135.9%
Average			+148.1%

Zielona Gora vs. Wellington - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Zielona Gora	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.85 PLN54.99	$54.27 NZ$90.86	+265.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.91 PLN1,833.12	$1,487.35 NZ$2,490.32	+200.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$494.91 PLN1,833.12	$1,335.17 NZ$2,235.53	+169.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.08 PLN385.49	$134.11 NZ$224.54	+28.9%
Average			+166.2%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Zielona Gora	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$339.01 PLN1,255.69	$871.44 NZ$1,459.08	+157.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,969.47 PLN10,998.72	$12,649.75 NZ$21,180.00	+326.0%
Average			+241.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Zielona Gora	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 PLN10.08	$7.17 NZ$12.00	+163.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.64 PLN9.78	$3.41 NZ$5.72	+29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.58 PLN16.96	$24.46 NZ$40.95	+434.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.12 PLN137.48	$39.85 NZ$66.72	+7.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.93 PLN25.66	$12.24 NZ$20.50	+76.7%
Average			+142.2%

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pay 27.4% more for clothing

	Zielona Gora	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.61 PLN320.80	$75.78 NZ$126.88	-12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.05 PLN140.92	$55.09 NZ$92.24	+44.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.24 PLN274.97	$119.44 NZ$199.99	+60.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.36 PLN412.45	$129.60 NZ$216.99	+16.4%
Average			+27.4%

Zielona Gora vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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