Cost of living comparison
Almada is 25.1% cheaper than Wellington.
- Restaurants
-
pay 17.9% less in Almada
- Groceries
-
pay 32.4% less in Almada
- Transportation
-
pay 27.7% less in Almada
- Housing
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pay 22.8% less in Almada
- Childcare
-
pay 7.6% less in Almada
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 46.3% less in Almada
- Clothing
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pay 21.2% less in Almada
Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, housing, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Almada.
If you lived in Almada instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Almada
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.93
NZ$24.63
|
$13.66
€11.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
NZ$14.78
|
$9.65
€8.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
NZ$4.25
|
$1.79
€1.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
NZ$3.56
|
$1.29
€1.09
|
|
pay 32.4% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Almada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
NZ$3.24
|
$1.13
€0.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
NZ$6.85
|
$4.29
€3.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
NZ$11.52
|
$3.69
€3.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
NZ$11.29
|
$2.97
€2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
NZ$8.35
|
$3.31
€2.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NZ$2.31
|
$1.04
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.80
|
$0.60
€0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.44
|
$0.88
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.31
|
$0.97
€0.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
NZ$1.67
|
$0.88
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
NZ$1.38
|
$0.91
€0.77
|
|
pay 27.7% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Almada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.42
NZ$10.59
|
$6.92
€5.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$127.57
NZ$210.47
|
$42.87
€36.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,339.84
NZ$56,657.06
|
$32,152.89
€27,297.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.22
NZ$30.05
|
$9.86
€8.37
|
|
pay 22.8% less for housing
Wellington
|
Almada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.27
NZ$89.54
|
$41.53
€35.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,487.35
NZ$2,453.96
|
$1,165.54
€989.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,335.17
NZ$2,202.89
|
$1,018.17
€864.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.11
NZ$221.26
|
$103.94
€88.24
|
|
pay 7.6% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Almada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$871.44
NZ$1,437.78
|
$576.40
€489.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,649.75
NZ$20,870.74
|
$15,004.68
€12,738.86
|
|
pay 46.3% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Almada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.17
NZ$11.82
|
$2.41
€2.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
NZ$5.63
|
$2.14
€1.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.46
NZ$40.35
|
$6.00
€5.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.85
NZ$65.74
|
$34.30
€29.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.24
NZ$20.20
|
$7.50
€6.37
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Almada
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.78
NZ$125.03
|
$81.99
€69.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.09
NZ$90.90
|
$36.08
€30.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.44
NZ$197.07
|
$77.70
€65.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.60
NZ$213.82
|
$99.14
€84.17
|
|
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