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Kingston Upon Thames vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Kingston Upon Thames is 22.3% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 2.5% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Groceries: pay 20.2% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Transportation: pay 5.5% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Housing: pay 65.0% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Childcare: pay 90.3% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.0% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Clothing: pay 13.0% less in Kingston Upon Thames

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

Kingston Upon Thames vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston Upon Thames instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 2.5% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Kingston Upon Thames
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$17.36 £13.01	+20.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$10.02 £7.51	+8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$2.30 £1.73	-6.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.33 £1.00	-32.6%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 20.2% less for groceries

	Wellington	Kingston Upon Thames
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.41 £1.06	-28.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$4.07 £3.05	+1.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$5.98 £4.48	-11.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$3.67 £2.75	-45.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$3.68 £2.76	-22.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$1.37 £1.03	+0.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.68 £0.51	-33.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$1.31 £0.99	-1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$0.96 £0.72	-58.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$0.68 £0.51	-23.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.69 £0.52	+1.7%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 5.5% less for transportation

	Wellington	Kingston Upon Thames
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$7.18 £5.38	+16.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$42.73 £32.03	-61.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$37,772.71 £28,315.37	+21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$14.69 £11.01	+0.9%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 65.0% more for housing

	Wellington	Kingston Upon Thames
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$36.50 £27.36	-25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$2,036.53 £1,526.64	+64.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$1,847.35 £1,384.82	+68.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$276.32 £207.13	+152.7%
Average			+65.0%

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pay 90.3% more for childcare

	Wellington	Kingston Upon Thames
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$1,832.88 £1,373.97	+138.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$17,360.62 £13,013.96	+42.2%
Average			+90.3%

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pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Kingston Upon Thames
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$6.68 £5.01	+0.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$4.67 £3.50	+32.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$20.03 £15.02	-22.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$77.01 £57.73	+125.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$20.03 £15.02	+73.6%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 13.0% less for clothing

	Wellington	Kingston Upon Thames
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$86.80 £65.07	+25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$40.06 £30.03	-14.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$80.13 £60.06	-29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$96.82 £72.58	-33.8%
Average			-13.0%

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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: December 2025

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