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Lower Hutt vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Lower Hutt is 29.2% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 17.7% less in Lower Hutt
Groceries: pay 4.5% more in Lower Hutt
Transportation: pay 43.4% less in Lower Hutt
Housing: pay 37.9% less in Lower Hutt
Childcare: pay 65.8% less in Lower Hutt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.9% less in Lower Hutt
Clothing: pay 13.5% less in Lower Hutt

Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Lower Hutt.

Lower Hutt vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lower Hutt instead of London, you would:

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pay 17.7% less for restaurants

	London	Lower Hutt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$14.42 NZ$24.97	-46.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$10.30 NZ$17.83	-6.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$2.25 NZ$3.89	-27.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$2.12 NZ$3.66	+9.8%
Average			-17.7%

London vs. Lower Hutt - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.5% more for groceries

	London	Lower Hutt
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$1.98 NZ$3.42	-8.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$4.02 NZ$6.96	-27.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$6.79 NZ$11.75	+3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$6.77 NZ$11.73	+35.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$3.99 NZ$6.91	+1.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$1.24 NZ$2.15	-18.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.92 NZ$1.59	+9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$1.33 NZ$2.30	-7.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$2.32 NZ$4.01	+41.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.91 NZ$1.58	+20.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.84 NZ$1.45	+0.7%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 43.4% less for transportation

	London	Lower Hutt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$6.14 NZ$10.63	-13.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	$28.85 NZ$49.93	-88.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	-17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$14.55 NZ$25.19	-54.2%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 37.9% less for housing

	London	Lower Hutt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$48.75 NZ$84.39	+13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$1,442.32 NZ$2,496.67	-53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$1,057.70 NZ$1,830.89	-54.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$109.37 NZ$189.31	-57.3%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 65.8% less for childcare

	London	Lower Hutt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$692.32 NZ$1,198.40	-72.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	$11,538.60 NZ$19,973.35	-59.5%
Average			-65.8%

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pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Lower Hutt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$6.63 NZ$11.48	-23.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$3.46 NZ$5.99	-33.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$19.62 NZ$33.95	-13.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	$41.83 NZ$72.40	-35.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$10.38 NZ$17.98	-48.2%
Average			-30.9%

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pay 13.5% less for clothing

	London	Lower Hutt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$69.31 NZ$119.97	-40.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$54.81 NZ$94.87	+5.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$113.30 NZ$196.13	-10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$146.23 NZ$253.12	-9.1%
Average			-13.5%

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