Cost of living comparison

Queenstown, New Zealand

compared to

London, United Kingdom

London vs. Queenstown Cost of Living Summary

London is 98.2% more expensive than Queenstown.

Restaurants: pay 35.9% more in London
Groceries: pay 9.3% less in London
Transportation: pay 44.3% more in London
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in London
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.6% more in London
Clothing: pay 33.2% more in London

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

London vs. Queenstown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.9% more for restaurants

	Queenstown	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.75 NZ$17.89	$25.83 £19.14	+140.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$14.91	$10.33 £7.65	+15.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 NZ$3.64	$2.46 £1.82	+12.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.45 NZ$4.07	$1.85 £1.37	-24.4%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 9.3% less for groceries

	Queenstown	London
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.29	$2.07 £1.53	+4.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 NZ$6.62	$5.65 £4.18	+41.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.88 NZ$13.12	$6.31 £4.68	-19.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.30 NZ$8.82	$4.45 £3.29	-16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.56 NZ$7.59	$4.26 £3.16	-6.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.25	$1.56 £1.16	+15.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 NZ$2.23	$0.75 £0.56	-43.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.46 NZ$2.43	$1.44 £1.07	-1.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.67 NZ$4.44	$1.79 £1.33	-32.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 NZ$1.46	$0.69 £0.51	-21.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 NZ$1.49	$0.70 £0.52	-21.4%
Average			-9.3%

Queenstown vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.3% more for transportation

	Queenstown	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.23 NZ$10.37	$7.39 £5.48	+18.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$258.31 £191.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,200.81 NZ$48,587.05	$36,531.14 £27,064.09	+25.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.62 NZ$30.98	$35.26 £26.12	+89.3%
Average			+44.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Queenstown	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.44 NZ$87.25	$41.63 £30.84	-20.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,400.69 NZ$2,330.60	$2,834.46 £2,099.91	+102.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,269.08 NZ$2,111.62	$2,063.73 £1,528.92	+62.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.74 NZ$116.04	$263.90 £195.51	+278.4%
Average			+105.7%

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Queenstown	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.26 NZ$621.06	$2,333.60 £1,728.85	+525.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,972.15 NZ$9,937.02	$27,892.30 £20,664.01	+367.0%
Average			+446.1%

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pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Queenstown	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.97 NZ$9.94	$8.27 £6.12	+38.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.40 NZ$5.65	$4.80 £3.56	+41.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.89 NZ$39.75	$19.76 £14.64	-17.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.03 NZ$94.90	$65.66 £48.65	+15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.96 NZ$14.91	$16.14 £11.96	+80.2%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 33.2% more for clothing

	Queenstown	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.69 NZ$109.31	$96.94 £71.82	+47.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 NZ$57.97	$50.55 £37.45	+45.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.58 NZ$149.06	$114.87 £85.10	+28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.94 NZ$201.22	$135.36 £100.28	+11.9%
Average			+33.2%

Queenstown vs. London - Cost of clothing

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