Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 51.2% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 34.0% more for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$13.79
NZ$23.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.70
|
$9.40
NZ$15.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.65
|
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
|
pay 62.7% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
$2.13
NZ$3.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.81
|
$5.07
NZ$8.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.63
|
$7.36
NZ$12.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.76
|
$4.65
NZ$7.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.16
|
$4.79
NZ$8.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$2.62
NZ$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$1.04
NZ$1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 41.8% more for transportation
Lisbon
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.17
|
$6.96
NZ$11.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.08
|
$95.46
NZ$160.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,756.07
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,876.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.35
|
$16.89
NZ$28.39
|
|
pay 37.5% more for housing
Lisbon
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€37.33
|
$57.53
NZ$96.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,263.15
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,672.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€815.18
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,352.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€97.29
|
$133.18
NZ$223.85
|
|
pay 49.4% more for childcare
Lisbon
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€432.27
|
$833.64
NZ$1,401.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,934.41
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,241.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.57
|
$6.89
NZ$11.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
$23.82
NZ$40.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.05
|
$41.36
NZ$69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.70
|
$12.54
NZ$21.07
|
|
pay 19.5% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€78.67
|
$78.58
NZ$132.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€32.96
|
$47.12
NZ$79.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€77.83
|
$107.54
NZ$180.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€97.19
|
$127.08
NZ$213.59
|
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