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Woking vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Woking is 42.8% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 5.3% more in Woking
Groceries: pay 14.4% less in Woking
Transportation: pay 48.0% more in Woking
Housing: pay 83.2% more in Woking
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Woking
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.2% more in Woking
Clothing: pay 8.1% more in Woking

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Woking are more expensive than in Wellington. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Woking.

Woking vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.3% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Woking
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.13	$20.05 £15.11	+39.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.09	$9.35 £7.05	+1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.29	$2.35 £1.77	-4.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$1.69 £1.27	-14.6%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 14.4% less for groceries

	Wellington	Woking
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.44	$1.99 £1.50	+0.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.01	$6.12 £4.62	+52.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.83	$6.23 £4.69	-8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.80	$4.13 £3.11	-39.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.32	$3.87 £2.92	-19.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$1.25 £0.94	-8.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.76	$0.60 £0.45	-41.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$1.52 £1.14	+13.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$1.30 £0.98	-43.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.45 £0.34	-49.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.57 £0.43	-16.0%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 48.0% more for transportation

	Wellington	Woking
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.70	$7.13 £5.37	+16.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$191.01	$106.91 £80.58	-2.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,287.65	$37,798.76 £28,491.34	+21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.36	$37.42 £28.20	+157.1%
Average			+48.0%

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pay 83.2% more for housing

	Wellington	Woking
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.95	$45.17 £34.05	-7.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,161.75	$1,729.24 £1,303.44	+39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,915.71	$1,586.92 £1,196.16	+44.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.58	$389.87 £293.87	+256.5%
Average			+83.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Wellington	Woking
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,339.10	$2,049.08 £1,544.52	+166.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,279.42	$28,063.42 £21,153.20	+129.8%
Average			+148.2%

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pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Woking
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.56	$7.35 £5.54	+10.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.17	$4.62 £3.48	+30.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.74	$17.57 £13.24	-31.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.46	$49.71 £37.47	+45.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.11	$17.37 £13.09	+50.6%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 8.1% more for clothing

	Wellington	Woking
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.77	$111.36 £83.94	+60.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.26	$55.68 £41.97	+19.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.44	$106.91 £80.58	-5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$254.81	$84.64 £63.80	-42.1%
Average			+8.1%

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