London vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$3299
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	99	87
🏙️ Population	8.8M	216K

The cost of living in London is 106% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 8th and 2432nd ($3851 vs $1869) 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 1.1 months in London compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 5th and 358th 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	$22.2	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$12047

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811