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Nova Friburgo vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Nova Friburgo is 58.9% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 61.8% less in Nova Friburgo
Groceries: pay 50.5% less in Nova Friburgo
Transportation: pay 50.6% less in Nova Friburgo
Housing: pay 79.7% less in Nova Friburgo
Childcare: pay 81.2% less in Nova Friburgo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.9% less in Nova Friburgo
Clothing: pay 23.4% less in Nova Friburgo

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Nova Friburgo.

Nova Friburgo vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nova Friburgo instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 61.8% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Nova Friburgo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$3.91 R$21.28	-72.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$6.06 R$32.94	-34.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$0.84 R$4.56	-65.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.51 R$2.79	-74.1%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 50.5% less for groceries

	Wellington	Nova Friburgo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.57 R$8.53	-20.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$4.35 R$23.65	+8.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$3.34 R$18.16	-50.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$1.90 R$10.34	-71.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$1.45 R$7.91	-69.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$0.68 R$3.68	-50.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.53 R$2.87	-47.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$0.42 R$2.30	-68.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$0.54 R$2.94	-76.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$0.36 R$1.95	-59.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.35 R$1.92	-48.1%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 50.6% less for transportation

	Wellington	Nova Friburgo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$4.13 R$22.45	-32.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$14,438.94 R$78,539.15	-53.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$5.07 R$27.57	-65.2%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 79.7% less for housing

	Wellington	Nova Friburgo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$16.63 R$90.46	-65.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$149.07 R$810.85	-88.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$93.17 R$506.78	-91.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$29.06 R$158.06	-73.4%
Average			-79.7%

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pay 81.2% less for childcare

	Wellington	Nova Friburgo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$134.78 R$733.15	-82.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$2,459.66 R$13,379.06	-79.9%
Average			-81.2%

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pay 64.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Nova Friburgo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$0.93 R$5.07	-86.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$1.61 R$8.78	-54.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$1.49 R$8.11	-94.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$20.50 R$111.49	-39.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$5.78 R$31.42	-49.9%
Average			-64.9%

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pay 23.4% less for clothing

	Wellington	Nova Friburgo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$59.01 R$320.96	-14.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$65.22 R$354.75	+39.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$60.56 R$329.41	-46.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$40.99 R$222.98	-72.0%
Average			-23.4%

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