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Wellington vs. Bishops Stortford Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 1.5% more expensive than Bishops Stortford.

Restaurants: pay 21.9% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 29.3% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 14.9% less in Wellington
Housing: pay 11.6% less in Wellington
Childcare: pay 52.6% less in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% less in Wellington
Clothing: pay 39.3% more in Wellington

The cost of clothing, groceries, and restaurants in Wellington are more expensive than in Bishops Stortford. Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Bishops Stortford Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Bishops Stortford, you would:

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pay 21.9% more for restaurants

	Bishops Stortford	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £14.98	$14.42 NZ$24.85	-28.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.68 £7.24	$9.23 NZ$15.90	-4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 £1.30	$2.46 NZ$4.24	+41.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 £0.83	$1.98 NZ$3.41	+78.8%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 29.3% more for groceries

	Bishops Stortford	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 £1.05	$1.98 NZ$3.41	+40.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 £3.05	$4.02 NZ$6.93	-1.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.31 £3.97	$6.79 NZ$11.70	+27.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.61 £2.70	$6.77 NZ$11.67	+87.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 £2.76	$4.77 NZ$8.22	+29.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 £1.06	$1.36 NZ$2.35	-4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$1.01 NZ$1.74	+49.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 £0.98	$1.33 NZ$2.29	+1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 £0.97	$2.32 NZ$3.99	+79.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 £0.59	$0.90 NZ$1.54	+14.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.52	$0.68 NZ$1.17	-1.6%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 14.9% less for transportation

	Bishops Stortford	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.18 £5.37	$6.14 NZ$10.58	-14.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$109.62 NZ$188.86
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,247.61	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	-17.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.69 £12.48	$14.55 NZ$25.07	-12.8%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 11.6% less for housing

	Bishops Stortford	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 £27.30	$48.75 NZ$83.99	+33.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,393.30 £1,041.95	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	-11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,246.40 £932.10	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	-11.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$256.75 £192.00	$109.37 NZ$188.43	-57.4%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 52.6% less for childcare

	Bishops Stortford	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,891.86 £1,414.79	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	-59.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,515.39 £16,837.71	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	-45.8%
Average			-52.6%

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pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bishops Stortford	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.01 £4.49	$6.63 NZ$11.43	+10.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.23 £3.16	$3.54 NZ$6.10	-16.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.03 £14.98	$25.67 NZ$44.23	+28.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.42 £41.45	$34.12 NZ$58.79	-38.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.35 £7.74	$11.54 NZ$19.88	+11.5%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 39.3% more for clothing

	Bishops Stortford	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.74 £34.95	$69.31 NZ$119.42	+48.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.06 £29.96	$46.64 NZ$80.35	+16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.13 £59.92	$113.30 NZ$195.21	+41.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.82 £72.40	$146.23 NZ$251.95	+51.0%
Average			+39.3%

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