Cost of living comparison

Portugal

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Portugal Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 13.0% more expensive than Portugal overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.9% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 24.6% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 5.1% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 5.7% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 54.1% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.3% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 5.1% less in New Zealand

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, and restaurants in New Zealand are more expensive than in Portugal.

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New Zealand vs. Portugal Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Portugal, you would:

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pay 1.9% more for restaurants

	Portugal	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.01 €11.67	$13.26 NZ$23.91	+2.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.54 €8.55	$8.99 NZ$16.20	-5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 €1.71	$2.04 NZ$3.68	+7.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 €1.29	$1.83 NZ$3.30	+26.9%
Average			+1.9%

Portugal vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.6% more for groceries

	Portugal	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.56 €1.40	$1.73 NZ$3.11	+10.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 €5.07	$3.78 NZ$6.82	-33.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 €3.67	$6.47 NZ$11.67	+58.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 €2.94	$5.79 NZ$10.44	+76.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 €3.07	$3.83 NZ$6.90	+12.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.92	$1.22 NZ$2.19	+18.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.58	$0.94 NZ$1.70	+45.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$1.32 NZ$2.38	+58.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.98	$2.20 NZ$3.96	+101.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.70	$0.89 NZ$1.60	+13.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.78	$0.67 NZ$1.20	-23.2%
Average			+24.6%

Portugal vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.1% more for transportation

	Portugal	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.95 €7.13	$6.34 NZ$11.42	-20.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.81 €33.92	$83.43 NZ$150.36	+120.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,409.36 €29,973.20	$24,108.51 NZ$43,450.50	-27.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.87 €11.55	$17.20 NZ$30.99	+33.6%
Average			+5.1%

Portugal vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.7% more for housing

	Portugal	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.38 €35.33	$49.30 NZ$88.85	+25.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$962.54 €863.54	$976.74 NZ$1,760.36	+1.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$770.06 €690.86	$843.74 NZ$1,520.66	+9.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.27 €84.58	$95.64 NZ$172.37	+1.4%
Average			+5.7%

Portugal vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 54.1% more for childcare

	Portugal	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$491.62 €441.06	$716.92 NZ$1,292.09	+45.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,398.72 €9,329.21	$16,937.81 NZ$30,526.82	+62.9%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 48.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Portugal	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.77 €2.48	$5.70 NZ$10.26	+105.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 €1.84	$3.26 NZ$5.88	+58.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.15 €5.51	$22.75 NZ$40.99	+270.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.95 €39.43	$39.17 NZ$70.59	-10.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 €7.40	$10.27 NZ$18.51	+24.6%
Average			+48.3%

Portugal vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.1% less for clothing

	Portugal	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.47 €72.20	$63.30 NZ$114.09	-21.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.54 €33.68	$33.63 NZ$60.60	-10.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.61 €77.70	$91.48 NZ$164.87	+5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.16 €94.35	$114.46 NZ$206.29	+8.8%
Average			-5.1%

Portugal vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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