Cost of living comparison

Wellington, New Zealand

compared to

Eastbourne, United Kingdom

Eastbourne vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Eastbourne is 3.7% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 1.9% more in Eastbourne
Groceries: pay 24.4% less in Eastbourne
Transportation: pay 14.0% less in Eastbourne
Housing: pay 6.3% less in Eastbourne
Childcare: pay 85.0% more in Eastbourne
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% less in Eastbourne
Clothing: pay 12.3% less in Eastbourne

The cost of childcare and restaurants in Eastbourne are more expensive than in Wellington. Expenses including groceries, transportation, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Eastbourne. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Eastbourne.

Eastbourne vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Eastbourne instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 1.9% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Eastbourne
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$24.83	$20.66 £15.28	+38.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$14.90	$8.39 £6.21	-6.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.28	$2.32 £1.72	-9.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.58	$1.84 £1.36	-14.8%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 24.4% less for groceries

	Wellington	Eastbourne
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.27	$1.28 £0.95	-34.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$6.90	$5.58 £4.12	+34.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$11.61	$6.25 £4.62	-10.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$11.38	$4.40 £3.25	-35.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$8.41	$4.22 £3.12	-16.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.32	$0.68 £0.51	-51.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.81	$0.66 £0.49	-39.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.45	$1.46 £1.08	-1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.34	$1.78 £1.32	-31.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.69	$0.66 £0.49	-35.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.39	$0.44 £0.32	-47.6%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 14.0% less for transportation

	Wellington	Eastbourne
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$10.67	$7.26 £5.37	+13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$212.15	$38.75 £28.64	-69.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$57,109.35	$36,531.14 £27,004.11	+6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$30.29	$17.15 £12.68	-5.8%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 6.3% less for housing

	Wellington	Eastbourne
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$90.25	$41.38 £30.59	-23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,473.55	$1,291.54 £954.71	-13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,220.48	$1,151.62 £851.29	-13.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$223.03	$167.90 £124.11	+25.2%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 85.0% more for childcare

	Wellington	Eastbourne
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,449.25	$2,333.60 £1,725.02	+167.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$21,037.35	$12,915.37 £9,547.15	+2.1%
Average			+85.0%

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pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Eastbourne
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$11.92	$6.46 £4.77	-9.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$5.68	$3.68 £2.72	+7.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$40.67	$19.37 £14.32	-20.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$66.27	$38.75 £28.64	-2.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$20.36	$12.92 £9.55	+5.5%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 12.3% less for clothing

	Wellington	Eastbourne
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$126.02	$45.20 £33.42	-40.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$91.62	$49.88 £36.87	-9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$198.64	$113.03 £83.55	-5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$215.53	$137.16 £101.39	+5.8%
Average			-12.3%

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