Cost of living comparison

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Fareham vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Fareham is 18.1% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 23.2% more in Fareham
Groceries: pay 14.7% less in Fareham
Transportation: pay 26.3% more in Fareham
Housing: pay 25.2% more in Fareham
Childcare: pay 57.9% more in Fareham
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.2% more in Fareham
Clothing: pay 0.3% less in Fareham

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

Fareham vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fareham instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 23.2% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Fareham
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.13	$26.71 £20.13	+85.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.09	$11.07 £8.34	+19.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.29	$2.35 £1.77	-4.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$1.82 £1.37	-7.8%
Average			+23.2%

Wellington vs. Fareham - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.7% less for groceries

	Wellington	Fareham
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.44	$1.38 £1.04	-30.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.01	$4.65 £3.50	+15.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.83	$6.20 £4.67	-8.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.80	$4.81 £3.63	-29.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.32	$4.20 £3.16	-12.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$1.42 £1.07	+4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.76	$0.72 £0.54	-29.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$1.09 £0.82	-18.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$1.44 £1.09	-37.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.79 £0.59	-12.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.65 £0.49	-4.2%
Average			-14.7%

Wellington vs. Fareham - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.3% more for transportation

	Wellington	Fareham
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.70	$7.25 £5.47	+18.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$191.01	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,287.65	$37,772.71 £28,471.71	+21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.36	$20.30 £15.30	+39.5%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 25.2% more for housing

	Wellington	Fareham
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.95	$48.08 £36.24	-1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,161.75	$1,255.31 £946.20	+1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,915.71	$1,135.12 £855.61	+3.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.58	$216.16 £162.93	+97.6%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 57.9% more for childcare

	Wellington	Fareham
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,339.10	$1,502.36 £1,132.43	+95.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,279.42	$14,689.76 £11,072.61	+20.3%
Average			+57.9%

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pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Fareham
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.56	$8.01 £6.04	+20.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.17	$4.82 £3.63	+36.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.74	$20.70 £15.60	-19.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.46	$26.71 £20.13	-21.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.11	$15.02 £11.32	+30.1%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 0.3% less for clothing

	Wellington	Fareham
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.77	$113.51 £85.56	+63.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.26	$41.37 £31.18	-11.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.44	$101.27 £76.33	-10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$254.81	$83.46 £62.91	-42.9%
Average			-0.3%

Wellington vs. Fareham - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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