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Welwyn Garden City vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Welwyn Garden City is 20.8% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 8.2% less in Welwyn Garden City
Groceries: pay 22.6% less in Welwyn Garden City
Transportation: pay 15.8% more in Welwyn Garden City
Housing: pay 10.7% more in Welwyn Garden City
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Welwyn Garden City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.7% more in Welwyn Garden City
Clothing: pay 9.0% less in Welwyn Garden City

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

Welwyn Garden City vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Welwyn Garden City instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 8.2% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Welwyn Garden City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$18.03 £13.48	+25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.90	$10.68 £7.99	+15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.24	$1.74 £1.30	-29.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$1.11 £0.83	-44.1%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 22.6% less for groceries

	Wellington	Welwyn Garden City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$1.41 £1.05	-28.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.93	$4.07 £3.05	+1.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.70	$5.31 £3.97	-21.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.67	$3.61 £2.70	-46.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.22	$3.68 £2.76	-22.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.35	$1.33 £1.00	-2.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$0.55 £0.41	-46.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.29	$1.31 £0.98	-1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.99	$1.06 £0.79	-54.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$0.73 £0.54	-18.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.63 £0.47	-6.6%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 15.8% more for transportation

	Wellington	Welwyn Garden City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.58	$7.18 £5.37	+16.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$188.86	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	$36,056.68 £26,964.30	+15.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.07	$16.69 £12.48	+14.7%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 10.7% more for housing

	Wellington	Welwyn Garden City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.99	$36.50 £27.30	-25.1%
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	$1,118.42 £836.39	+1.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$188.43	$161.69 £120.92	+47.8%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Wellington	Welwyn Garden City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	$1,891.86 £1,414.79	+146.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	$22,515.39 £16,837.71	+84.4%
Average			+115.3%

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pay 43.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Welwyn Garden City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$6.01 £4.49	-9.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.10	$4.62 £3.46	+30.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.23	$20.43 £15.28	-20.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.79	$73.45 £54.93	+115.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$23.37 £17.48	+102.5%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 9.0% less for clothing

	Wellington	Welwyn Garden City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.42	$115.18 £86.14	+66.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.35	$40.06 £29.96	-14.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$195.21	$80.13 £59.92	-29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$251.95	$60.09 £44.94	-58.9%
Average			-9.0%

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