Cost of living comparison
London is 39.4% more expensive than Wellington.
If you lived in London instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 18.9% more for restaurants
Wellington
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$25.18
|
$25.22
£20.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$15.11
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.13
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.59
|
$2.08
£1.66
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
Wellington
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
$1.96
£1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.53
|
$4.74
£3.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.18
|
$6.34
£5.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.60
|
$3.99
£3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.75
|
$4.28
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.91
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.46
|
$1.48
£1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.33
|
$1.76
£1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.81
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.55
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 47.9% more for transportation
Wellington
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.97
|
$7.20
£5.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$192.62
|
$252.24
£201.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$49,849.85
|
$34,406.00
£27,472.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.95
|
$25.33
£20.22
|
|
pay 51.3% more for housing
Wellington
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$95.31
|
$39.12
£31.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,519.18
|
$2,697.16
£2,153.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,279.10
|
$2,027.26
£1,618.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$223.71
|
$284.51
£227.17
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Wellington
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,290.80
|
$2,321.07
£1,853.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,426.89
|
$25,293.41
£20,195.95
|
|
pay 27.3% more for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
London
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$12.09
|
$8.20
£6.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.63
|
$4.56
£3.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.59
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$63.65
|
$58.95
£47.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$20.15
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
Wellington
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$133.01
|
$103.07
£82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$88.19
|
$49.65
£39.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$207.21
|
$112.31
£89.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$214.43
|
$123.32
£98.47
|
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