Cost of living comparison

Guimaraes, Portugal

compared to

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington vs. Guimaraes Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 75.4% more expensive than Guimaraes.

Restaurants: pay 44.1% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 69.1% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 85.5% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 58.6% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 93.8% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 37.6% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Guimaraes Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.1% more for restaurants

	Guimaraes	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.65 €8.84	$14.93 NZ$25.95	+54.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 €7.85	$8.96 NZ$15.57	+4.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.81 €1.66	$2.57 NZ$4.47	+42.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 €1.13	$2.15 NZ$3.75	+74.8%
Average			+44.1%

Guimaraes vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 69.1% more for groceries

	Guimaraes	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 €1.22	$1.96 NZ$3.41	+47.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.55 €4.17	$4.15 NZ$7.21	-8.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 €3.44	$6.98 NZ$12.14	+86.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.75 €2.52	$6.84 NZ$11.89	+149.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.33 €3.05	$5.06 NZ$8.79	+52.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.86	$1.40 NZ$2.43	+49.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.53	$1.09 NZ$1.90	+90.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 €0.75	$1.48 NZ$2.57	+81.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.13	$2.61 NZ$4.54	+110.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.52	$1.01 NZ$1.76	+79.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.62	$0.84 NZ$1.46	+24.1%
Average			+69.1%

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pay 85.5% more for transportation

	Guimaraes	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.77 €6.20	$6.42 NZ$11.16	-5.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.30 €28.67	$127.57 NZ$221.76	+307.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,837.84 €28,248.85	$34,339.84 NZ$59,695.52	+11.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.21 €13.02	$18.22 NZ$31.66	+28.2%
Average			+85.5%

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pay 58.6% more for housing

	Guimaraes	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.91 €38.39	$54.27 NZ$94.34	+29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$857.41 €785.43	$1,487.35 NZ$2,585.56	+73.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$696.65 €638.16	$1,335.17 NZ$2,321.03	+91.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$96.04 €87.97	$134.11 NZ$233.13	+39.6%
Average			+58.6%

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pay 93.8% more for childcare

	Guimaraes	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.12 €343.62	$871.44 NZ$1,514.88	+132.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,145.40 €7,461.55	$12,649.75 NZ$21,990.01	+55.3%
Average			+93.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Guimaraes	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.41 €2.21	$7.17 NZ$12.46	+197.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 €1.54	$3.41 NZ$5.93	+102.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.63 €5.15	$24.46 NZ$42.51	+334.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.73 €37.31	$39.85 NZ$69.27	-2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.50 €6.87	$12.24 NZ$21.28	+63.2%
Average			+139.1%

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pay 37.6% more for clothing

	Guimaraes	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.60 €76.58	$75.78 NZ$131.73	-9.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.88 €29.21	$55.09 NZ$95.77	+72.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.47 €78.30	$119.44 NZ$207.64	+39.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.88 €80.51	$129.60 NZ$225.29	+47.5%
Average			+37.6%

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