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Wellington vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 56.2% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 29.5% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 59.3% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 46.3% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 68.2% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 32.3% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.6% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 34.7% more in Wellington

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, clothing, and childcare in Wellington are more expensive than in Rio De Janeiro. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Wellington.

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Wellington vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Rio De Janeiro, you would:

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pay 29.5% more for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 R$50.39	$13.73 NZ$24.27	+37.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.84	$9.02 NZ$15.95	+6.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$8.06	$2.42 NZ$4.28	+51.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.26	$1.71 NZ$3.02	+64.6%
Average			+29.5%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.3% more for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.53	$2.16 NZ$3.82	+3.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.47	$4.62 NZ$8.18	-14.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$22.04	$7.12 NZ$12.59	+63.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.72	$6.89 NZ$12.19	+197.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.15	$4.37 NZ$7.73	+118.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.53	$1.40 NZ$2.47	+8.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.09	$0.99 NZ$1.75	+22.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.70	$1.37 NZ$2.42	+87.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.20	$2.93 NZ$5.18	+253.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+70.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.40	$0.57 NZ$1.01	+19.9%
Average			+59.3%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.3% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$25.19	$7.03 NZ$12.44	+41.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.77 R$257.01	$101.23 NZ$179.01	+99.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$25,203.61 NZ$44,568.72	+6.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$41.57	$16.19 NZ$28.63	+97.2%
Average			+46.3%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Wellington - Cost of transportation

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pay 68.2% more for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$115.23	$53.32 NZ$94.29	+134.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,602.67	$1,215.08 NZ$2,148.69	+33.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,699.87	$1,141.32 NZ$2,018.26	+114.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$517.78	$149.83 NZ$264.95	+46.5%
Average			+68.2%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Wellington - Cost of housing

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pay 32.3% more for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$3,009.15	$1,055.30 NZ$1,866.14	+77.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	$12,899.11 NZ$22,810.11	-1.5%
Average			+32.3%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Wellington - Cost of childcare

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pay 94.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$7.28 NZ$12.88	+204.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.78	$3.34 NZ$5.91	+43.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 R$14.99	$25.18 NZ$44.53	+750.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.84 R$156.14	$38.09 NZ$67.36	+23.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$40.32	$12.04 NZ$21.30	+51.2%
Average			+94.6%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Wellington - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 34.7% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$211.66	$77.76 NZ$137.50	+86.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$248.31	$28.15 NZ$49.78	-42.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$377.50	$101.77 NZ$179.97	+36.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$341.49	$152.66 NZ$269.95	+126.3%
Average			+34.7%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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