Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.3 times more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Rio De Janeiro, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Rio De Janeiro
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
R$38.41
|
$15.16
NZ$24.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$38.41
|
$9.09
NZ$14.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
R$6.72
|
$2.49
NZ$4.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
R$4.19
|
$2.16
NZ$3.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Rio De Janeiro
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
R$9.33
|
$2.13
NZ$3.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
R$23.77
|
$4.53
NZ$7.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
R$23.67
|
$7.33
NZ$11.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
R$12.12
|
$6.98
NZ$11.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
R$8.77
|
$5.27
NZ$8.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
R$5.91
|
$1.44
NZ$2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
R$4.35
|
$1.15
NZ$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
R$3.38
|
$1.48
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
R$4.85
|
$2.61
NZ$4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
R$3.03
|
$1.09
NZ$1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
R$3.11
|
$0.93
NZ$1.51
|
|
pay 69.7% more for transportation
Rio De Janeiro
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.20
R$23.69
|
$6.60
NZ$10.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.50
R$312.75
|
$115.94
NZ$187.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,420.51
R$120,701.22
|
$30,007.11
NZ$48,594.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.74
R$54.87
|
$16.83
NZ$27.25
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Rio De Janeiro
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.71
R$122.33
|
$57.37
NZ$92.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$450.67
R$2,539.45
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,455.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.68
R$1,795.72
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,221.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.07
R$456.79
|
$134.66
NZ$218.08
|
|
pay 36.0% more for childcare
Rio De Janeiro
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$570.45
R$3,214.42
|
$777.00
NZ$1,258.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.45
R$53,527.93
|
$12,897.92
NZ$20,887.32
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Rio De Janeiro
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$10.97
|
$7.28
NZ$11.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$10.97
|
$3.39
NZ$5.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
R$10.97
|
$23.83
NZ$38.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.05
R$146.81
|
$38.32
NZ$62.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.79
R$43.90
|
$12.13
NZ$19.64
|
|
pay 47.4% more for clothing
Rio De Janeiro
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.73
R$319.68
|
$80.07
NZ$129.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.84
R$258.29
|
$53.09
NZ$85.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.32
R$446.93
|
$124.73
NZ$201.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.55
R$414.42
|
$129.08
NZ$209.03
|
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