Cost of living comparison

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Warrington vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Warrington is 18.6% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants
pay 9.3% more in Warrington
Groceries
pay 8.0% less in Warrington
Transportation
pay 14.0% more in Warrington
Housing
pay 29.5% more in Warrington
Childcare
pay 80.5% more in Warrington
Entertainment and Sports
pay 9.5% more in Warrington
Clothing
pay 4.8% less in Warrington

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

Warrington vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

pay 9.3% more for restaurants

 
Wellington
Warrington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.42
NZ$24.97
$20.03
£15.02
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.23
NZ$15.98
$10.68
£8.01
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.46
NZ$4.26
$2.50
£1.88

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pay 8.0% less for groceries

 
Wellington
Warrington
Bread
1 loaf
$1.98
NZ$3.42
$1.78
£1.33
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.02
NZ$6.96
$5.56
£4.17
Milk (1 gallon) $6.79
NZ$11.75
$6.09
£4.56

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pay 14.0% more for transportation

 
Wellington
Warrington
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.14
NZ$10.63
$7.11
£5.33
Monthly public transit pass $109.62
NZ$189.75
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,154.21
NZ$53,928.03
$37,772.71
£28,315.37

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pay 29.5% more for housing

 
Wellington
Warrington
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$48.75
NZ$84.39
$44.30
£33.21
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,240.57
NZ$2,147.43
$1,268.66
£951.02
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,099.37
NZ$1,903.02
$1,001.57
£750.81

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pay 80.5% more for childcare

 
Wellington
Warrington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $768.47
NZ$1,330.22
$1,933.26
£1,449.22
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,211.68
NZ$21,138.46
$13,354.33
£10,010.74

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pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Wellington
Warrington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.63
NZ$11.48
$6.68
£5.01
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.54
NZ$6.13
$4.86
£3.64
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$25.67
NZ$44.44
$20.03
£15.02

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pay 4.8% less for clothing

 
Wellington
Warrington
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$69.31
NZ$119.97
$94.31
£70.70
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.64
NZ$80.73
$40.06
£30.03
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$113.30
NZ$196.13
$91.25
£68.41

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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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