New York City vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$4240
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$1109
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$2916
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	95	85
🏙️ Population	8.8M	216K

The cost of living in New York City is 142% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 3rd and 2289th ($4441 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the United States and New Zealand, respectively. Check the United States vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 22nd and 356th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Wellington

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	New York City	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.7	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$11415

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1253
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1475
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1457
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1144
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1433
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1847
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1418
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1182
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1506
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1652
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1717
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1736
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1709
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1968
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1746
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1435
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1213
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1921
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1604