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East London vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

East London is 46.7% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 53.0% less in East London
Groceries: pay 42.3% less in East London
Transportation: pay 36.5% less in East London
Housing: pay 42.6% less in East London
Childcare: pay 74.3% less in East London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.8% less in East London
Clothing: pay 27.5% less in East London

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in East London.

East London vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in East London instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 53.0% less for restaurants

	Wellington	East London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$7.20 ZAR121.91	-50.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$4.61 ZAR78.02	-50.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$1.04 ZAR17.55	-57.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.91 ZAR15.36	-54.1%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 42.3% less for groceries

	Wellington	East London
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.87 ZAR14.69	-56.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$3.95 ZAR66.86	-1.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$4.06 ZAR68.74	-40.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$2.14 ZAR36.14	-68.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$1.95 ZAR33.07	-59.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$0.72 ZAR12.24	-46.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.69 ZAR11.70	-31.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$0.72 ZAR12.16	-46.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$0.67 ZAR11.39	-71.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$0.72 ZAR12.11	-20.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.52 ZAR8.76	-23.7%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 36.5% less for transportation

	Wellington	East London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$4.92 ZAR83.28	-19.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$22.33 ZAR377.91	-79.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$37,451.86 ZAR633,921.50	+20.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$4.84 ZAR81.92	-66.7%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 42.6% less for housing

	Wellington	East London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$45.80 ZAR775.17	-6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$273.69 ZAR4,632.50	-77.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$336.11 ZAR5,689.04	-69.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$91.03 ZAR1,540.73	-16.8%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 74.3% less for childcare

	Wellington	East London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$121.96 ZAR2,064.31	-84.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$4,321.37 ZAR73,144.79	-64.6%
Average			-74.3%

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pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	East London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$2.59 ZAR43.89	-60.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$2.21 ZAR37.45	-37.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$2.77 ZAR46.81	-89.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$34.55 ZAR584.83	+1.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$3.75 ZAR63.39	-67.5%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 27.5% less for clothing

	Wellington	East London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$53.99 ZAR913.82	-22.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$29.75 ZAR503.56	-36.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$99.87 ZAR1,690.46	-11.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$88.33 ZAR1,495.08	-39.6%
Average			-27.5%

Wellington vs. East London - Cost of clothing

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