Cost of living comparison
London is 39.4% more expensive than Wellington.
If you lived in London instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 18.9% more for restaurants
|
Wellington
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$24.61
|
$25.22
£19.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$14.76
|
$10.09
£7.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.04
|
$2.54
£1.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.51
|
$2.08
£1.59
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
|
Wellington
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.46
|
$1.96
£1.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.36
|
$4.74
£3.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$11.90
|
$6.34
£4.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.34
|
$3.99
£3.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.55
|
$4.28
£3.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.33
|
$1.47
£1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.87
|
$0.75
£0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.40
|
$1.48
£1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.24
|
$1.76
£1.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.77
|
$0.73
£0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.52
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
pay 47.9% more for transportation
|
Wellington
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$10.72
|
$7.20
£5.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$188.22
|
$252.24
£192.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$48,712.85
|
$34,406.00
£26,221.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$27.31
|
$25.33
£19.30
|
|
pay 51.3% more for housing
|
Wellington
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$93.13
|
$39.12
£29.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,461.73
|
$2,697.16
£2,055.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,227.12
|
$2,027.26
£1,544.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$218.61
|
$284.51
£216.82
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Wellington
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,261.36
|
$2,321.07
£1,768.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$20,938.18
|
$25,293.41
£19,276.31
|
|
pay 27.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Wellington
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$11.81
|
$8.20
£6.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.51
|
$4.56
£3.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$38.68
|
$18.92
£14.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$62.20
|
$58.95
£44.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$19.69
|
$18.92
£14.42
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
|
Wellington
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$129.98
|
$103.07
£78.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$86.18
|
$49.65
£37.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$202.48
|
$112.31
£85.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$209.54
|
$123.32
£93.98
|
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