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Wellington vs. Stoke-On-Trent Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 14.0% more expensive than Stoke-On-Trent.

Restaurants: pay 12.0% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 42.7% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 1.5% less in Wellington
Housing: pay 30.4% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 20.4% less in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 30.9% more in Wellington

The cost of groceries, clothing, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Wellington are more expensive than in Stoke-On-Trent. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Stoke-On-Trent Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Stoke-On-Trent, you would:

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pay 12.0% more for restaurants

	Stoke-On-Trent	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.70 £16.98	$14.42 NZ$24.85	-36.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 £6.99	$9.23 NZ$15.90	-1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 £1.37	$2.46 NZ$4.24	+33.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 £0.97	$1.98 NZ$3.41	+51.9%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 42.7% more for groceries

	Stoke-On-Trent	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 £0.91	$1.98 NZ$3.41	+61.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 £2.71	$4.02 NZ$6.93	+11.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.69 £4.25	$6.79 NZ$11.70	+19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.32 £2.48	$6.77 NZ$11.67	+104.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.04 £3.02	$4.77 NZ$8.22	+18.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.13 £0.84	$1.36 NZ$2.35	+20.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 £0.39	$1.01 NZ$1.74	+96.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 £0.86	$1.33 NZ$2.29	+15.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 £1.11	$2.32 NZ$3.99	+55.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 £0.48	$0.90 NZ$1.54	+39.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 £0.40	$0.68 NZ$1.17	+27.2%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 1.5% less for transportation

	Stoke-On-Trent	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.33	$6.14 NZ$10.58	-13.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.80 £64.91	$109.62 NZ$188.86	+26.3%
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)	$14.69 £10.99	$14.55 NZ$25.07	-0.9%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 30.4% more for housing

	Stoke-On-Trent	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.85 £32.05	$48.75 NZ$83.99	+13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$794.58 £594.21	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	+56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$534.17 £399.47	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	+105.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$238.22 £178.15	$109.37 NZ$188.43	-54.1%
Average			+30.4%

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pay 20.4% less for childcare

	Stoke-On-Trent	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$924.56 £691.42	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	-16.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,025.19 £11,984.14	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	-23.8%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Stoke-On-Trent	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.34 £4.74	$6.63 NZ$11.43	+4.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.24 £3.17	$3.54 NZ$6.10	-16.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.36 £14.48	$25.67 NZ$44.23	+32.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.61 £23.64	$34.12 NZ$58.79	+8.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.69 £9.49	$11.54 NZ$19.88	-9.0%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 30.9% more for clothing

	Stoke-On-Trent	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.78 £55.93	$69.31 NZ$119.42	-7.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.93 £21.64	$46.64 NZ$80.35	+61.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.80 £61.17	$113.30 NZ$195.21	+38.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.29 £83.22	$146.23 NZ$251.95	+31.4%
Average			+30.9%

Stoke-On-Trent vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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