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Kettering vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Kettering is 3.2% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 3.4% less in Kettering
Groceries: pay 19.1% less in Kettering
Transportation: pay 25.2% more in Kettering
Housing: pay 2.0% less in Kettering
Childcare: pay 44.3% more in Kettering
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% more in Kettering
Clothing: pay 24.1% less in Kettering

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

Kettering vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Kettering
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.74	$20.03 £14.95	+38.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.83	$9.35 £6.98	+1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.22	$1.88 £1.40	-23.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.39	$1.38 £1.03	-30.2%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 19.1% less for groceries

	Wellington	Kettering
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.39	$1.55 £1.16	-21.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.90	$5.03 £3.75	+25.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.64	$4.36 £3.26	-35.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.62	$4.25 £3.17	-37.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.18	$3.22 £2.40	-32.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.33	$1.49 £1.11	+9.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$0.78 £0.58	-22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.28	$1.26 £0.94	-5.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.97	$1.15 £0.86	-50.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$0.42 £0.32	-52.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.16	$0.77 £0.57	+13.2%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 25.2% more for transportation

	Wellington	Kettering
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.53	$7.18 £5.36	+16.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$187.99	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,428.60	$37,772.71 £28,188.57	+21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$24.96	$20.03 £14.95	+37.6%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 2.0% less for housing

	Wellington	Kettering
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.61	$35.26 £26.31	-27.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,127.55	$1,068.35 £797.27	-13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,885.39	$868.03 £647.78	-21.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$187.56	$169.01 £126.13	+54.5%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 44.3% more for childcare

	Wellington	Kettering
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,317.91	$1,368.82 £1,021.51	+78.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$20,942.69	$13,487.87 £10,065.57	+10.5%
Average			+44.3%

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pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Kettering
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.38	$5.68 £4.24	-14.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.07	$4.42 £3.30	+25.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.03	$16.03 £11.96	-37.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.52	$40.06 £29.90	+17.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.79	$13.35 £9.97	+15.7%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 24.1% less for clothing

	Wellington	Kettering
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$118.86	$73.45 £54.81	+6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$79.98	$35.26 £26.31	-24.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$194.31	$69.00 £51.49	-39.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$250.78	$89.03 £66.44	-39.1%
Average			-24.1%

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