Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.4 times more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.93
R$30.37
|
$13.79
NZ$23.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.92
R$35.43
|
$9.40
NZ$15.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
R$5.46
|
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
R$3.68
|
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
R$8.23
|
$2.13
NZ$3.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
R$23.69
|
$5.07
NZ$8.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
R$21.65
|
$7.36
NZ$12.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
R$11.70
|
$4.65
NZ$7.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
R$9.32
|
$4.79
NZ$8.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
R$3.98
|
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.73
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
R$2.21
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.56
|
$2.62
NZ$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.45
|
$1.04
NZ$1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 61.6% more for transportation
Brasilia
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
R$23.47
|
$6.96
NZ$11.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.51
R$258.55
|
$95.46
NZ$160.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,730.52
R$121,462.27
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,876.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.99
R$46.00
|
$16.89
NZ$28.39
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Brasilia
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.45
R$109.77
|
$57.53
NZ$96.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.72
R$1,969.16
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,672.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.17
R$1,142.28
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,352.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.73
R$336.45
|
$133.18
NZ$223.85
|
|
pay 74.8% more for childcare
Brasilia
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.64
R$1,963.64
|
$833.64
NZ$1,401.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,542.54
R$48,842.56
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,241.51
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
R$10.12
|
$6.89
NZ$11.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
R$8.30
|
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.37
R$12.15
|
$23.82
NZ$40.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.91
R$122.37
|
$41.36
NZ$69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.51
R$38.46
|
$12.54
NZ$21.07
|
|
pay 54.8% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.01
R$235.49
|
$78.58
NZ$132.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.46
R$232.70
|
$47.12
NZ$79.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
R$388.91
|
$107.54
NZ$180.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.59
R$320.36
|
$127.08
NZ$213.59
|
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