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Horsham vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Horsham is 20.0% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 7.9% more in Horsham
Groceries: pay 23.2% less in Horsham
Transportation: pay 34.6% more in Horsham
Housing: pay 36.8% more in Horsham
Childcare: pay 90.1% more in Horsham
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% more in Horsham
Clothing: pay 12.7% less in Horsham

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

Horsham vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.9% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Horsham
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.13	$21.37 £16.11	+48.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.09	$9.07 £6.83	-1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.29	$2.27 £1.71	-7.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$1.84 £1.38	-7.1%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 23.2% less for groceries

	Wellington	Horsham
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.44	$1.17 £0.88	-40.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.01	$4.28 £3.22	+6.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.83	$5.36 £4.04	-21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.80	$3.21 £2.42	-52.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.32	$3.30 £2.48	-30.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$1.57 £1.19	+15.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.76	$0.61 £0.46	-40.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$1.33 £1.00	+0.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$1.51 £1.14	-34.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.48 £0.37	-46.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.61 £0.46	-10.7%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 34.6% more for transportation

	Wellington	Horsham
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.70	$7.06 £5.33	+15.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$191.01	$93.48 £70.46	-14.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,287.65	$36,397.22 £27,434.91	+16.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.36	$32.18 £24.26	+121.1%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 36.8% more for housing

	Wellington	Horsham
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.95	$36.72 £27.68	-24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,161.75	$1,802.83 £1,358.91	+45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,915.71	$1,535.75 £1,157.59	+39.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.58	$204.24 £153.95	+86.8%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 90.1% more for childcare

	Wellington	Horsham
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,339.10	$1,661.28 £1,252.21	+116.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,279.42	$20,031.49 £15,099.02	+64.0%
Average			+90.1%

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pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Horsham
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.56	$7.21 £5.44	+8.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.17	$4.72 £3.56	+33.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.74	$16.76 £12.63	-34.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.46	$44.74 £33.72	+31.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.11	$10.68 £8.05	-7.5%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 12.7% less for clothing

	Wellington	Horsham
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.77	$83.46 £62.91	+20.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.26	$41.73 £31.45	-10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.44	$80.13 £60.40	-29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$254.81	$100.16 £75.50	-31.5%
Average			-12.7%

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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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