Cost of living comparison

Albufeira, Portugal

compared to

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington vs. Albufeira Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 44.9% more expensive than Albufeira.

Restaurants: pay 45.6% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 54.4% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 56.3% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 1.0% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 47.0% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 11.4% less in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Albufeira Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.6% more for restaurants

	Albufeira	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.45 €10.80	$14.93 NZ$25.00	+19.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 €7.44	$8.96 NZ$15.00	+4.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 €1.44	$2.57 NZ$4.31	+55.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 €0.92	$2.15 NZ$3.61	+103.1%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 54.4% more for groceries

	Albufeira	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 €0.98	$1.96 NZ$3.29	+73.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.87 €5.96	$4.15 NZ$6.95	-39.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.69 €3.20	$6.98 NZ$11.69	+89.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 €2.54	$6.84 NZ$11.45	+133.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.22 €2.80	$5.06 NZ$8.47	+57.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 €0.95	$1.40 NZ$2.34	+27.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 €0.52	$1.09 NZ$1.83	+81.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.71	$1.48 NZ$2.47	+79.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.10	$2.61 NZ$4.37	+106.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.66	$1.01 NZ$1.70	+33.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.49 €1.29	$0.84 NZ$1.40	-43.7%
Average			+54.4%

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pay 56.3% more for transportation

	Albufeira	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.72 €5.83	$6.42 NZ$10.75	-4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.59 €46.50	$127.57 NZ$213.59	+138.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,152.89 €27,899.61	$34,339.84 NZ$57,496.60	+6.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.86 €8.56	$18.22 NZ$30.50	+84.7%
Average			+56.3%

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pay 1.0% more for housing

	Albufeira	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.80 €40.61	$54.27 NZ$90.86	+16.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,661.23 €1,441.48	$1,487.35 NZ$2,490.32	-10.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,303.98 €1,131.48	$1,335.17 NZ$2,235.53	+2.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.33 €120.90	$134.11 NZ$224.54	-3.7%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 47.0% more for childcare

	Albufeira	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$428.71 €371.99	$871.44 NZ$1,459.08	+103.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,932.92 €12,089.83	$12,649.75 NZ$21,180.00	-9.2%
Average			+47.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Albufeira	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.41 €2.09	$7.17 NZ$12.00	+197.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.14 €1.86	$3.41 NZ$5.72	+59.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00 €5.21	$24.46 NZ$40.95	+307.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.64 €43.94	$39.85 NZ$66.72	-21.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.50 €6.51	$12.24 NZ$20.50	+63.2%
Average			+121.2%

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pay 11.4% less for clothing

	Albufeira	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.89 €89.28	$75.78 NZ$126.88	-26.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.00 €56.40	$55.09 NZ$92.24	-15.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.03 €86.80	$119.44 NZ$199.99	+19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$169.70 €147.25	$129.60 NZ$216.99	-23.6%
Average			-11.4%

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