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Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Blumenau - Santa Catarina is 45.4% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 47.4% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Groceries: pay 45.7% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Transportation: pay 45.8% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Housing: pay 62.9% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Childcare: pay 48.0% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.8% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Clothing: pay 15.4% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Blumenau - Santa Catarina.

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Blumenau - Santa Catarina instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 47.4% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$6.52 R$35.47	-54.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$7.45 R$40.54	-19.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$1.08 R$5.85	-56.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.80 R$4.37	-59.4%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 45.7% less for groceries

	Wellington	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.34 R$7.30	-32.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$4.51 R$24.53	+12.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$3.33 R$18.09	-51.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$1.86 R$10.09	-72.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$1.73 R$9.42	-63.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$1.03 R$5.61	-24.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.41 R$2.21	-59.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$0.55 R$2.97	-59.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$0.61 R$3.29	-73.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$0.47 R$2.58	-47.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.47 R$2.56	-30.7%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 45.8% less for transportation

	Wellington	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$4.17 R$22.69	-32.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$48.45 R$263.53	-55.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$20,730.07 R$112,759.15	-33.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$5.55 R$30.20	-61.8%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 62.9% less for housing

	Wellington	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$21.58 R$117.40	-55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$319.88 R$1,739.95	-74.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$243.79 R$1,326.08	-77.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$61.35 R$333.68	-43.9%
Average			-62.9%

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pay 48.0% less for childcare

	Wellington	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$377.33 R$2,052.47	-50.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$6,708.16 R$36,488.35	-45.1%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$3.07 R$16.72	-53.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$2.16 R$11.77	-38.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$2.05 R$11.15	-92.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$23.48 R$127.71	-31.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$5.96 R$32.43	-48.3%
Average			-52.8%

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pay 15.4% less for clothing

	Wellington	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$49.66 R$270.12	-28.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$54.92 R$298.75	+17.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$99.35 R$540.40	-12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$89.44 R$486.51	-38.8%
Average			-15.4%

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