Cities / Oceania / New Zealand

Wellington

New Zealand

One person needs about NZ$4,515 a month here, renting a 1-bedroom flat in the centre. A family of four needs about NZ$12,981.

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Starting estimate: about NZ$5.97 to NZ$8.37. Nobody has reported this here yet.

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Renting in the city centre. Built from the prices below. What we count

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Item	Typical	Reports
1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	NZ$2,565	0 reports
1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	NZ$1,847	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	NZ$5,386	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	NZ$3,847	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Milk, 1 LEstimated	NZ$1.96	0 reports
Fresh white bread, 500 gEstimated	NZ$5.87	0 reports
White rice, 1 kgEstimated	NZ$7.54	0 reports
Eggs, 12Estimated	NZ$7.34	0 reports
Local cheese, 1 kgEstimated	NZ$22.62	0 reports
Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated	NZ$19.60	0 reports
Beef, round or similar, 1 kgEstimated	NZ$27.14	0 reports
Apples, 1 kgEstimated	NZ$8.08	0 reports
Bananas, 1 kgEstimated	NZ$2.71	0 reports
Oranges, 1 kgEstimated	NZ$7.34	0 reports
Tomatoes, 1 kgEstimated	NZ$8.08	0 reports
Potatoes, 1 kgEstimated	NZ$5.14	0 reports
Onions, 1 kgEstimated	NZ$5.14	0 reports
Lettuce, 1 headEstimated	NZ$4.11	0 reports
Bottled water, 1.5 LEstimated	NZ$3.32	0 reports
Bottle of mid-range wineEstimated	NZ$25.45	0 reports
Local beer, 0.5 L, from a shopEstimated	NZ$4.52	0 reports
Cigarettes, pack of 20Estimated	NZ$24.78	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated	NZ$31.30	0 reports
Three-course dinner for two, mid-range restaurantEstimated	NZ$125	0 reports
Fast-food combo mealEstimated	NZ$16.71	0 reports
Cappuccino, regularEstimated	NZ$7.07	0 reports
Local draft beer, 0.5 LEstimated	NZ$12.20	0 reports
Soft drink, 0.33 L, in a caféEstimated	NZ$3.58	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
One-way local transit ticketEstimated	NZ$3.93	0 reports
Monthly public transport passEstimated	NZ$179	0 reports
Taxi, starting fareEstimated	NZ$4.75	0 reports
Taxi, per kmEstimated	NZ$2.58	0 reports
Petrol, 1 LEstimated	NZ$1.63	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated	NZ$300	0 reports
Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated	NZ$88.11	0 reports
Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated	NZ$95.46	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Gym membership, monthlyEstimated	NZ$125		0 reports
Cinema ticketEstimated	NZ$25.07		0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated	NZ$108	0 reports
Summer dress from a chain storeEstimated	NZ$73.49	0 reports
Running shoes, mid-rangeEstimated	NZ$182	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Private full-day preschool, monthly, one childEstimated	NZ$2,958		0 reports
International primary school, yearly, one childEstimated	NZ$60,866		0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, centreEstimated	NZ$12,310		0 reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, outside the centreEstimated	NZ$7,950		0 reports

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How much more (+) or less (−) one person spends in Wellington than in each city, rent included.

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