Cost of living comparison

Lisbon, Portugal

compared to

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 44.2% more expensive than Lisbon.

Restaurants: pay 24.7% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 52.7% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 69.5% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 21.3% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 17.1% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.6% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 24.5% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.7% more for restaurants

	Lisbon	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.66 €12.62	$14.93 NZ$26.15	+9.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 €8.90	$8.96 NZ$15.69	-7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 €1.71	$2.57 NZ$4.51	+38.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 €1.26	$2.15 NZ$3.77	+57.9%
Average			+24.7%

Lisbon vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.7% more for groceries

	Lisbon	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 €1.37	$1.96 NZ$3.44	+32.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.58 €5.15	$4.15 NZ$7.27	-25.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.87 €3.57	$6.98 NZ$12.23	+80.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97 €2.75	$6.84 NZ$11.98	+129.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.31 €3.05	$5.06 NZ$8.86	+52.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.96	$1.40 NZ$2.45	+34.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 €0.64	$1.09 NZ$1.91	+58.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.82	$1.48 NZ$2.59	+66.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.98	$2.61 NZ$4.57	+145.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.81	$1.01 NZ$1.78	+15.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.86	$0.84 NZ$1.47	-10.3%
Average			+52.7%

Lisbon vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 69.5% more for transportation

	Lisbon	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.21 €6.65	$6.42 NZ$11.24	-11.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.87 €39.58	$127.57 NZ$223.47	+197.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,152.89 €29,683.26	$34,339.84 NZ$60,155.64	+6.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.86 €9.10	$18.22 NZ$31.91	+84.7%
Average			+69.5%

Lisbon vs. Wellington - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.3% more for housing

	Lisbon	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.90 €36.83	$54.27 NZ$95.07	+36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,514.21 €1,397.90	$1,487.35 NZ$2,605.49	-1.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,070.61 €988.38	$1,335.17 NZ$2,338.92	+24.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.17 €98.02	$134.11 NZ$234.92	+26.3%
Average			+21.3%

Lisbon vs. Wellington - Cost of housing

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pay 17.1% more for childcare

	Lisbon	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$576.40 €532.13	$871.44 NZ$1,526.56	+51.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,251.75 €14,080.28	$12,649.75 NZ$22,159.51	-17.1%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 99.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Lisbon	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 €2.97	$7.17 NZ$12.55	+122.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 €2.41	$3.41 NZ$5.98	+31.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00 €5.54	$24.46 NZ$42.84	+307.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.41 €39.15	$39.85 NZ$69.80	-6.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 €7.92	$12.24 NZ$21.45	+42.8%
Average			+99.6%

Lisbon vs. Wellington - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 24.5% more for clothing

	Lisbon	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.58 €79.93	$75.78 NZ$132.75	-12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.63 €34.74	$55.09 NZ$96.51	+46.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.49 €76.15	$119.44 NZ$209.24	+44.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.41 €100.09	$129.60 NZ$227.02	+19.5%
Average			+24.5%

Lisbon vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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