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Tunbridge Wells vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Tunbridge Wells is 24.7% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 9.8% more in Tunbridge Wells
Groceries: pay 18.0% less in Tunbridge Wells
Transportation: pay 34.8% more in Tunbridge Wells
Housing: pay 27.1% more in Tunbridge Wells
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Tunbridge Wells
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.6% more in Tunbridge Wells
Clothing: pay 8.1% less in Tunbridge Wells

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

Tunbridge Wells vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tunbridge Wells instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 9.8% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Tunbridge Wells
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$26.71 £19.97	+85.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.90	$10.02 £7.49	+8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.24	$2.00 £1.50	-18.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$1.27 £0.95	-35.8%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 18.0% less for groceries

	Wellington	Tunbridge Wells
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$1.67 £1.25	-15.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.93	$5.65 £4.22	+40.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.70	$5.49 £4.10	-19.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.67	$3.77 £2.82	-44.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.22	$3.82 £2.85	-20.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.35	$1.21 £0.91	-11.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$0.47 £0.35	-53.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.29	$1.27 £0.95	-4.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.99	$1.48 £1.10	-36.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$0.65 £0.49	-27.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.63 £0.47	-7.1%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 34.8% more for transportation

	Wellington	Tunbridge Wells
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.58	$7.08 £5.30	+15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$188.86	$133.54 £99.87	+21.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	$37,772.71 £28,247.61	+21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.07	$26.33 £19.69	+80.9%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 27.1% more for housing

	Wellington	Tunbridge Wells
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.99	$45.91 £34.33	-5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	$1,468.98 £1,098.55	+18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	$1,201.89 £898.81	+9.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$188.43	$203.74 £152.36	+86.3%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Wellington	Tunbridge Wells
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	$1,780.58 £1,331.57	+131.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	$25,818.36 £19,307.77	+111.4%
Average			+121.5%

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pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Tunbridge Wells
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$7.34 £5.49	+10.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.10	$4.45 £3.33	+25.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.23	$20.03 £14.98	-22.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.79	$33.39 £24.97	-2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$13.35 £9.99	+15.7%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 8.1% less for clothing

	Wellington	Tunbridge Wells
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.42	$75.67 £56.59	+9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.35	$48.34 £36.15	+3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$195.21	$100.16 £74.90	-11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$251.95	$96.82 £72.40	-33.8%
Average			-8.1%

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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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