Quality of Life in Wellington, New Zealand

NZ went to sht after 2020, crazy prices and forget about quality of life

I lived in Wellington from 2016-2021 and own a house here. It is a lively little city with recurring street fairs, film festivals, concerts, and the occasional high-profile art exhibition. After the pandemic though a lot has changed, lots of awesome music venues closed down and the vibe has definitely gone dead a bit. Due to the size of the place, the quality of life is great, if you don't mind the weather and the fact that what the city has to offer gets a bit tired after a couple of years and you have the money to travel overseas to avoid cabin fever, you'll love it here.

The data on Property Price to Income Ratio for Wellington is laughable. "The average house price across the region is $932,867 though the average value is obviously higher in Wellington City ($1,044,244), where house prices climbed 7.59% this quarter. " (Link: http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=134206)

Unless you think average household income in Wellington is $158K/year (based on average house price $932,867) (it's not, it's $108K according to stats NZ (LINK: https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/household-income-and-housing-cost-statistics-year-ended-june-2020)) I don't know how the figure 5.92 is derived. "In the year ended June 2020, the average annual household equivalised disposable income (before housing costs are deducted) was $48,196." Therefore the effective house price income ratio (average house price / average household income) should be 8.6 - not as ridiculous as Auckland, but certainly not as deceivingly low as 5.92.

Still think Wellington quality of life should be ranked as 4 worldwide on the list? Unless you are loaded.