London vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$4310
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$1265
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$1894
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$3197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	18
😀 Quality of life	96	85
🏙️ Population	8.8M	216K

The cost of living in London is 84% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 20th and 1932nd ($3740 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 months in London compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 12th and 484th 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	$22.5	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$1103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$1611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$6316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$4074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$7.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$3.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$13419

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1788
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1325
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1359
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1533
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1528
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1518
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1605
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1787
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1393
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1474
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1696
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1740
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1894
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1646
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1778
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2156
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1623
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1579
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1261
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2303
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1318
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2379
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2482
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1928
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2050
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1710
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2308
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1865