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Viana do Castelo vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Viana do Castelo is 24.7% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 22.6% less in Viana do Castelo
Groceries: pay 29.1% less in Viana do Castelo
Transportation: pay 4.0% less in Viana do Castelo
Housing: pay 37.6% less in Viana do Castelo
Childcare: pay 23.7% less in Viana do Castelo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.3% less in Viana do Castelo
Clothing: pay 22.8% less in Viana do Castelo

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Viana do Castelo.

Viana do Castelo vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Viana do Castelo instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 22.6% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Viana do Castelo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$9.34 €8.02	-35.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$9.34 €8.02	+1.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$1.90 €1.63	-22.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.31 €1.13	-33.6%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 29.1% less for groceries

	Wellington	Viana do Castelo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.02 €0.88	-48.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$5.20 €4.46	+29.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$3.87 €3.32	-43.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$2.90 €2.49	-57.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$3.71 €3.18	-22.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$0.94 €0.80	-31.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.64 €0.55	-36.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$0.77 €0.66	-41.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$1.05 €0.90	-54.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$0.61 €0.53	-31.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.80 €0.69	+18.5%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 4.0% less for transportation

	Wellington	Viana do Castelo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$7.39 €6.35	+20.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$58.40 €50.15	-46.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$33,871.70 €29,089.39	+8.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$14.79 €12.70	+1.6%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 37.6% less for housing

	Wellington	Viana do Castelo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$36.11 €31.01	-25.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$738.75 €634.45	-40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$607.35 €521.60	-44.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$66.64 €57.23	-39.1%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 23.7% less for childcare

	Wellington	Viana do Castelo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$467.20 €401.23	-39.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$11,212.70 €9,629.59	-8.2%
Average			-23.7%

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pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Viana do Castelo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$1.61 €1.38	-75.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$1.58 €1.35	-55.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$6.10 €5.24	-76.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$57.23 €49.15	+67.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$8.47 €7.27	-26.6%
Average			-33.3%

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pay 22.8% less for clothing

	Wellington	Viana do Castelo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$74.46 €63.95	+7.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$34.75 €29.84	-25.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$75.92 €65.20	-33.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$87.60 €75.23	-40.1%
Average			-22.8%

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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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