Cost of living comparison
Recife is 46.4% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Recife instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
|
Wellington
|
Recife
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$25.37
|
$4.39
R$25.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$15.22
|
$7.80
R$44.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.16
|
$0.86
R$4.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.62
|
$0.53
R$3.05
|
|
pay 46.9% less for groceries
|
Wellington
|
Recife
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.57
|
$1.35
R$7.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.59
|
$4.01
R$22.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.27
|
$5.29
R$30.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.69
|
$2.52
R$14.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.82
|
$1.76
R$10.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.40
|
$1.14
R$6.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.93
|
$0.50
R$2.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.47
|
$0.61
R$3.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.37
|
$0.70
R$3.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.82
|
$0.50
R$2.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.56
|
$0.51
R$2.90
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
|
Wellington
|
Recife
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$11.05
|
$4.00
R$22.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$194.07
|
$38.99
R$222.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$50,225.32
|
$23,395.46
R$133,529.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$28.16
|
$5.85
R$33.38
|
|
pay 75.5% less for housing
|
Wellington
|
Recife
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$96.02
|
$19.30
R$110.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,538.16
|
$281.48
R$1,606.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,296.27
|
$170.59
R$973.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$225.40
|
$44.96
R$256.61
|
|
pay 6.7% less for childcare
|
Wellington
|
Recife
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,300.52
|
$337.93
R$1,928.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,588.29
|
$18,456.42
R$105,340.01
|
|
pay 61.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Wellington
|
Recife
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$12.18
|
$1.75
R$10.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.68
|
$1.64
R$9.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.88
|
$1.75
R$10.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$64.13
|
$21.58
R$123.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$20.30
|
$6.82
R$38.95
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
|
Wellington
|
Recife
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$134.01
|
$57.84
R$330.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$88.86
|
$46.30
R$264.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$208.77
|
$84.48
R$482.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$216.05
|
$70.19
R$400.59
|
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