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Palma De Mallorca vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Palma De Mallorca is 5.7% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% more in Palma De Mallorca
Groceries: pay 8.4% less in Palma De Mallorca
Transportation: pay 1.1% less in Palma De Mallorca
Housing: pay 17.6% more in Palma De Mallorca
Childcare: pay 7.9% less in Palma De Mallorca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.7% less in Palma De Mallorca
Clothing: pay 17.5% more in Palma De Mallorca

The cost of restaurants, housing, and clothing in Palma De Mallorca are more expensive than in Wellington. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and transportation are lower in Palma De Mallorca.

Palma De Mallorca vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palma De Mallorca instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 31.1% more for restaurants

	Wellington	Palma De Mallorca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$17.52 €15.05	+21.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$14.02 €12.04	+51.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$2.73 €2.34	+11.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$2.77 €2.38	+40.3%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 8.4% less for groceries

	Wellington	Palma De Mallorca
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.40 €1.20	-29.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$8.18 €7.02	+103.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$5.00 €4.29	-26.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$3.44 €2.95	-49.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$3.98 €3.42	-16.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$1.16 €1.00	-14.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.84 €0.72	-16.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$0.86 €0.74	-35.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$1.31 €1.13	-43.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$0.83 €0.71	-7.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.98 €0.84	+44.5%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 1.1% less for transportation

	Wellington	Palma De Mallorca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$6.91 €5.94	+12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$43.80 €37.62	-60.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$38,969.97 €33,467.84	+25.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$17.17 €14.75	+18.0%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 17.6% more for housing

	Wellington	Palma De Mallorca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$41.85 €35.94	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$1,386.99 €1,191.16	+11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$1,061.81 €911.89	-3.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$192.59 €165.40	+76.1%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 7.9% less for childcare

	Wellington	Palma De Mallorca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$616.44 €529.40	-19.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$12,701.89 €10,908.52	+4.0%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Palma De Mallorca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$4.67 €4.01	-29.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$3.39 €2.91	-4.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$7.01 €6.02	-72.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$60.40 €51.87	+77.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$9.93 €8.53	-14.0%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 17.5% more for clothing

	Wellington	Palma De Mallorca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$95.39 €81.92	+37.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$68.13 €58.51	+46.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$101.81 €87.44	-10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$141.13 €121.21	-3.5%
Average			+17.5%

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