Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 15.5% more expensive than Leeds.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Leeds, you would:
pay 11.9% more for restaurants
Leeds
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.38
|
$15.16
NZ$24.55
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.21
£7.00
|
$9.09
NZ$14.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.58
|
$2.49
NZ$4.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
£1.10
|
$2.16
NZ$3.50
|
|
pay 62.5% more for groceries
Leeds
|
Wellington
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
£1.25
|
$2.13
NZ$3.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.89
£2.96
|
$4.53
NZ$7.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.21
£3.96
|
$7.33
NZ$11.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
£2.50
|
$6.98
NZ$11.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.40
|
$5.27
NZ$8.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
£0.98
|
$1.44
NZ$2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
£0.46
|
$1.15
NZ$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
£0.88
|
$1.48
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.85
|
$2.61
NZ$4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.44
|
$1.09
NZ$1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
£0.42
|
$0.93
NZ$1.51
|
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pay 9.5% less for transportation
Leeds
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
£5.66
|
$6.60
NZ$10.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.90
£76.71
|
$115.94
NZ$187.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£27,121.15
|
$30,007.11
NZ$48,594.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.67
£17.23
|
$16.83
NZ$27.25
|
|
pay 26.6% more for housing
Leeds
|
Wellington
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.52
£28.53
|
$57.37
NZ$92.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,159.27
£881.35
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,455.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.34
£663.21
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,221.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
£156.36
|
$134.66
NZ$218.08
|
|
pay 22.4% less for childcare
Leeds
|
Wellington
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,468.48
£1,116.42
|
$777.00
NZ$1,258.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,612.17
£9,588.53
|
$12,897.92
NZ$20,887.32
|
|
pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports
Leeds
|
Wellington
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.31
|
$7.28
NZ$11.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
£3.06
|
$3.39
NZ$5.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.33
£12.42
|
$23.83
NZ$38.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.67
£27.88
|
$38.32
NZ$62.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.63
|
$12.13
NZ$19.64
|
|
pay 25.6% more for clothing
Leeds
|
Wellington
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.13
£64.72
|
$80.07
NZ$129.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.86
£34.11
|
$53.09
NZ$85.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.24
£63.28
|
$124.73
NZ$201.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.07
£70.00
|
$129.08
NZ$209.03
|
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