London vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$4982
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$2429
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$2869
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	99	84
🏙️ Population	8.8M	216K

The cost of living in London is 53% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 37th and 1293rd ($3427 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in London compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 2nd and 353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Wellington

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	London	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$7.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$13500

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1844
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1406
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1334
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1640
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1573
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1205
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1403
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1981
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1569
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1274
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1671
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1654
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1791
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1879
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1939
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1848
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2205
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1916
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1463
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1531
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1928
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1359
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1532
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2286
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2801
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1833
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2472
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1755
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1997
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1732
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2265
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1700