London vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$2220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$4783
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$1400
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$2268
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$2523
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	98	85
🏙️ Population	8.91M	419K

The cost of living in London is 50% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 38th and 1237th ($3321 vs $2220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 months in London compared to 1.1 months in Wellington. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, while ranked 5th and 293rd 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	$19.7	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$7.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$1345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$1957
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$7994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$6.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$5.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$23.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$13015

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1777
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1579
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1230
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1500
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1454
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1113
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1207
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1800
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1563
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1200
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1701
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1754
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1842
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1994
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1960
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2279
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1664
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1398
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1388
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1925
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1353
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1430
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$1998
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2741
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1461
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2348
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1648
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1903
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1691
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2203
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1597