Cost of living comparison

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Wellington vs. Sao Paulo Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 92.0% more expensive than Sao Paulo.

Restaurants: pay 84.2% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 58.4% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 78.3% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 18.1% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 38.9% more in Wellington

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Wellington are more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Sao Paulo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Sao Paulo, you would:

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pay 84.2% more for restaurants

	Sao Paulo	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.83 R$42.57	$14.42 NZ$24.97	+84.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 R$40.54	$9.23 NZ$15.98	+23.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 R$6.64	$2.46 NZ$4.26	+101.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 R$4.73	$1.98 NZ$3.42	+127.4%
Average			+84.2%

Sao Paulo vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.4% more for groceries

	Sao Paulo	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.91 R$10.39	$1.98 NZ$3.42	+3.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.88 R$31.96	$4.02 NZ$6.96	-31.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 R$21.63	$6.79 NZ$11.75	+70.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.66 R$14.48	$6.77 NZ$11.73	+154.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 R$11.35	$4.77 NZ$8.26	+128.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 R$6.99	$1.36 NZ$2.36	+6.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 R$4.65	$1.01 NZ$1.75	+18.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 R$4.05	$1.33 NZ$2.30	+78.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 R$4.80	$2.32 NZ$4.01	+162.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 R$3.60	$0.90 NZ$1.55	+35.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 R$3.20	$0.68 NZ$1.17	+15.2%
Average			+58.4%

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pay 78.3% more for transportation

	Sao Paulo	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 R$23.30	$6.14 NZ$10.63	+43.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.58 R$253.39	$109.62 NZ$189.75	+135.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,360.53 R$121,627.85	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	+39.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.45 R$40.54	$14.55 NZ$25.19	+95.3%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Sao Paulo	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.82 R$113.24	$48.75 NZ$84.39	+134.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.45 R$3,652.30	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	+84.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$417.23 R$2,269.46	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	+163.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.29 R$251.79	$109.37 NZ$189.31	+136.3%
Average			+129.7%

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pay 18.1% more for childcare

	Sao Paulo	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$484.48 R$2,635.27	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	+58.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,731.99 R$85,572.56	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	-22.4%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Paulo	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 R$12.16	$6.63 NZ$11.48	+196.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 R$11.57	$3.54 NZ$6.13	+66.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.63 R$14.32	$25.67 NZ$44.44	+875.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.73 R$172.57	$34.12 NZ$59.06	+7.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.39 R$45.61	$11.54 NZ$19.97	+37.6%
Average			+236.7%

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pay 38.9% more for clothing

	Sao Paulo	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.85 R$298.37	$69.31 NZ$119.97	+26.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 R$247.86	$46.64 NZ$80.73	+2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.31 R$474.90	$113.30 NZ$196.13	+29.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.26 R$403.92	$146.23 NZ$253.12	+96.9%
Average			+38.9%

Sao Paulo vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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