Cost of living comparison

Wellington, New Zealand

compared to

London, United Kingdom

London vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

London is 41.7% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 17.4% more in London
Groceries: pay 10.9% less in London
Transportation: pay 54.4% more in London
Housing: pay 54.7% more in London
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.7% more in London
Clothing: pay 5.1% more in London

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

London vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.4% more for restaurants

	Wellington	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$25.03	$25.83 £19.40	+73.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.02	$10.33 £7.76	+15.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.31	$2.46 £1.85	-4.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.61	$1.85 £1.39	-14.1%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 10.9% less for groceries

	Wellington	London
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.29	$2.07 £1.55	+5.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$6.95	$5.65 £4.24	+36.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$11.70	$6.31 £4.74	-9.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$11.47	$4.45 £3.34	-35.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$8.48	$4.26 £3.20	-15.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.34	$1.56 £1.17	+11.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.83	$0.75 £0.57	-30.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.47	$1.44 £1.08	-2.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.38	$1.79 £1.35	-31.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.70	$0.69 £0.52	-32.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.41	$0.70 £0.53	-16.3%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 54.4% more for transportation

	Wellington	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$10.76	$7.39 £5.55	+15.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$213.82	$258.31 £194.03	+102.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$57,559.24	$36,531.14 £27,440.22	+6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$30.53	$35.26 £26.48	+93.6%
Average			+54.4%

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pay 54.7% more for housing

	Wellington	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$90.96	$41.63 £31.27	-23.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,493.04	$2,834.46 £2,129.10	+90.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,237.97	$2,063.73 £1,550.17	+54.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$224.78	$263.90 £198.23	+96.8%
Average			+54.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Wellington	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,460.67	$2,333.60 £1,752.88	+167.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$21,203.07	$27,892.30 £20,951.19	+120.5%
Average			+144.2%

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pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.01	$8.27 £6.21	+15.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$5.72	$4.80 £3.61	+40.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$40.99	$19.76 £14.84	-19.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$66.79	$65.66 £49.32	+64.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$20.52	$16.14 £12.13	+31.9%
Average			+26.7%

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pay 5.1% more for clothing

	Wellington	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$127.02	$96.94 £72.82	+27.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$92.35	$50.55 £37.97	-8.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$200.21	$114.87 £86.29	-3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$217.22	$135.36 £101.68	+4.5%
Average			+5.1%

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