Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 0.3% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 6.5% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$25.18
|
$18.07
£14.43
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$15.11
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.13
|
$2.14
£1.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.59
|
$1.52
£1.22
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
Wellington
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.53
|
$4.24
£3.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.18
|
$5.75
£4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.60
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.75
|
$3.66
£2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.38
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.91
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.46
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.33
|
$1.40
£1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.81
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.55
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
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pay 0.9% more for transportation
Wellington
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.97
|
$7.22
£5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$192.62
|
$94.64
£75.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$49,849.85
|
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.95
|
$16.98
£13.56
|
|
pay 2.2% less for housing
Wellington
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$95.31
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,519.18
|
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,279.10
|
$974.65
£778.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$223.71
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
|
pay 61.7% more for childcare
Wellington
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,290.80
|
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,426.89
|
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
|
pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$12.09
|
$5.42
£4.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.63
|
$3.93
£3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.59
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$63.65
|
$43.82
£34.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$20.15
|
$12.87
£10.28
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
Wellington
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$133.01
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$88.19
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$207.21
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$214.43
|
$94.66
£75.59
|
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