Cost of living comparison

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London vs. Christchurch Cost of Living Summary

London is 76.5% more expensive than Christchurch.

Restaurants: pay 11.9% more in London
Groceries: pay 10.1% less in London
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in London
Housing: pay 85.9% more in London
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.6% more in London
Clothing: pay 20.8% more in London

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in London are more expensive than in Christchurch. Notably, childcare, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in London.

London vs. Christchurch Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Christchurch, you would:

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pay 11.9% more for restaurants

	Christchurch	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.32 NZ$31.14	$25.83 £21.16	+49.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.75 NZ$19.33	$10.33 £8.46	-3.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.41 NZ$4.34	$2.46 £2.01	+1.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 NZ$3.30	$1.85 £1.52	+0.7%
Average			+11.9%

Christchurch vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.1% less for groceries

	Christchurch	London
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 NZ$3.59	$2.07 £1.70	+3.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.24 NZ$7.63	$5.65 £4.63	+33.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.24 NZ$13.03	$6.31 £5.17	-12.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.43 NZ$11.55	$4.45 £3.64	-30.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.09 NZ$7.36	$4.26 £3.49	+4.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 NZ$2.41	$1.56 £1.28	+16.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NZ$2.03	$0.75 £0.62	-33.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.42 NZ$2.56	$1.44 £1.18	+1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.52 NZ$4.53	$1.79 £1.47	-28.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 NZ$1.74	$0.69 £0.56	-28.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.96	$0.70 £0.57	-35.5%
Average			-10.1%

Christchurch vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Christchurch	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.28 NZ$11.30	$7.39 £6.06	+17.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.68 NZ$74.94	$258.31 £211.60	+519.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,874.66 NZ$48,327.03	$36,531.14 £29,925.17	+35.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.02 NZ$30.61	$35.26 £28.88	+107.2%
Average			+170.1%

Christchurch vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 85.9% more for housing

	Christchurch	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.71 NZ$87.59	$41.63 £34.10	-14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,329.40 NZ$2,390.58	$2,834.46 £2,321.90	+113.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,214.34 NZ$2,183.67	$2,063.73 £1,690.55	+69.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.92 NZ$172.49	$263.90 £216.18	+175.1%
Average			+85.9%

Christchurch vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Christchurch	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$634.54 NZ$1,141.05	$2,333.60 £1,911.61	+267.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,158.62 NZ$18,267.62	$27,892.30 £22,848.51	+174.6%
Average			+221.2%

Christchurch vs. London - Cost of childcare

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pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Christchurch	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.57 NZ$11.81	$8.27 £6.77	+25.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 NZ$6.01	$4.80 £3.93	+43.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.59 NZ$42.42	$19.76 £16.19	-16.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.62 NZ$67.66	$65.66 £53.79	+74.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.75 NZ$19.33	$16.14 £13.22	+50.2%
Average			+35.6%

Christchurch vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.8% more for clothing

	Christchurch	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.03 NZ$142.12	$96.94 £79.41	+22.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.35 NZ$68.97	$50.55 £41.41	+31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.40 NZ$153.57	$114.87 £94.10	+34.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.00 NZ$258.94	$135.36 £110.89	-6.0%
Average			+20.8%

Christchurch vs. London - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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