Cost of living comparison

Portugal

compared to

New Zealand

Queenstown vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

Queenstown is 5.6% more expensive than Lisbon.

Restaurants: pay 14.1% less in Queenstown
Groceries: pay 36.6% more in Queenstown
Transportation: pay 10.4% more in Queenstown
Housing: pay 4.0% less in Queenstown
Childcare: pay 20.4% less in Queenstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.8% more in Queenstown
Clothing: pay 13.0% less in Queenstown

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Queenstown are more expensive than in Lisbon. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, and housing are lower in Queenstown.

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Queenstown vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.1% less for restaurants

	Lisbon	Queenstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$14.01 NZ$24.77	-16.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$8.96 NZ$15.85	-20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$2.07 NZ$3.67	-10.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 €1.51	$2.04 NZ$3.62	+20.3%
Average			-14.1%

Lisbon vs. Queenstown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.6% more for groceries

	Lisbon	Queenstown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 €1.67	$1.96 NZ$3.46	+4.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.43 €5.72	$4.17 NZ$7.37	-35.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 €3.87	$8.05 NZ$14.24	+85.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.94 €3.51	$5.77 NZ$10.21	+46.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 €3.21	$4.50 NZ$7.96	+24.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$1.34 NZ$2.36	+32.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$1.05 NZ$1.86	+35.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$1.70 NZ$3.01	+104.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$2.44 NZ$4.32	+115.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.73	$1.56 NZ$2.77	+90.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$0.82 NZ$1.45	-10.6%
Average			+36.6%

Lisbon vs. Queenstown - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.4% more for transportation

	Lisbon	Queenstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.43 €7.50	$6.42 NZ$11.36	-23.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$120.44 NZ$212.99	+168.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	$25,209.21 NZ$44,578.63	-25.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.52 €11.14	$17.47 NZ$30.89	+39.5%
Average			+10.4%

Lisbon vs. Queenstown - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.0% less for housing

	Lisbon	Queenstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.72 €29.12	$51.87 NZ$91.73	+58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,595.62 €1,420.16	$1,488.74 NZ$2,632.62	-6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,189.97 €1,059.12	$1,267.18 NZ$2,240.82	+6.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.43 €112.53	$84.02 NZ$148.58	-33.5%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 20.4% less for childcare

	Lisbon	Queenstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$678.84 €604.19	$964.30 NZ$1,705.22	+42.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,935.72 €15,073.40	$7,562.76 NZ$13,373.59	-55.3%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Lisbon	Queenstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$6.72 NZ$11.89	+100.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 €2.69	$3.22 NZ$5.70	+6.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$26.89 NZ$47.55	+300.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 €41.16	$55.32 NZ$97.83	+19.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 €8.60	$10.22 NZ$18.08	+5.9%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 13.0% less for clothing

	Lisbon	Queenstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.78 €91.47	$58.26 NZ$103.03	-43.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.72 €40.69	$45.94 NZ$81.23	+0.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.13 €88.23	$91.03 NZ$160.98	-8.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.02 €109.49	$134.45 NZ$237.75	+9.3%
Average			-13.0%

Lisbon vs. Queenstown - Cost of clothing

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