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Walsall vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Walsall is 22.1% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 19.2% more in Walsall
Groceries: pay 17.7% less in Walsall
Transportation: pay 2.5% less in Walsall
Housing: pay 67.9% more in Walsall
Childcare: pay 89.2% more in Walsall
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% more in Walsall
Clothing: pay 3.0% less in Walsall

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

Walsall vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.2% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Walsall
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.13	$20.03 £15.10	+38.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.09	$12.02 £9.06	+30.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.29	$2.89 £2.18	+17.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$1.78 £1.34	-10.0%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 17.7% less for groceries

	Wellington	Walsall
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.44	$1.35 £1.02	-31.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.01	$4.81 £3.62	+19.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.83	$6.85 £5.16	+0.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.80	$4.01 £3.02	-40.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.32	$4.75 £3.58	-0.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$0.88 £0.66	-35.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.76	$1.09 £0.82	+7.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$1.20 £0.90	-9.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$1.45 £1.10	-37.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.39 £0.30	-56.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.60 £0.45	-11.1%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 2.5% less for transportation

	Wellington	Walsall
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.70	$7.83 £5.90	+27.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$191.01	$76.79 £57.88	-29.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,287.65	$25,500.09 £19,221.05	-18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.36	$16.05 £12.10	+10.3%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 67.9% more for housing

	Wellington	Walsall
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.95	$36.95 £27.85	-24.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,161.75	$881.39 £664.36	-29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,915.71	$868.03 £654.29	-21.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.58	$487.49 £367.45	+345.7%
Average			+67.9%

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pay 89.2% more for childcare

	Wellington	Walsall
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,339.10	$385.94 £290.91	-49.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,279.42	$40,062.98 £30,198.03	+228.1%
Average			+89.2%

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pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Walsall
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.56	$5.68 £4.28	-14.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.17	$5.79 £4.36	+63.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.74	$16.03 £12.08	-37.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.46	$23.37 £17.62	-31.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.11	$14.69 £11.07	+27.3%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 3.0% less for clothing

	Wellington	Walsall
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.77	$146.90 £110.73	+111.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.26	$33.39 £25.17	-28.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.44	$56.09 £42.28	-50.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$254.81	$80.13 £60.40	-45.2%
Average			-3.0%

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