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Vila Franca de Xira vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Vila Franca de Xira is 19.7% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 16.6% less in Vila Franca de Xira
Groceries: pay 16.9% less in Vila Franca de Xira
Transportation: pay 11.1% less in Vila Franca de Xira
Housing: pay 30.8% less in Vila Franca de Xira
Childcare: pay 4.6% less in Vila Franca de Xira
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.8% less in Vila Franca de Xira
Clothing: pay 20.8% less in Vila Franca de Xira

Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Vila Franca de Xira.

Vila Franca de Xira vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vila Franca de Xira instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 16.6% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Vila Franca de Xira
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$14.02 €12.04	-2.8%
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	$1.75 €1.50	-28.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.27 €1.09	-36.0%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 16.9% less for groceries

	Wellington	Vila Franca de Xira
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.10 €0.95	-44.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$6.60 €5.67	+64.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$4.25 €3.65	-37.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$3.50 €3.01	-48.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$3.42 €2.94	-28.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$1.32 €1.13	-3.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.67 €0.58	-33.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$0.71 €0.61	-46.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$1.12 €0.96	-51.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$0.83 €0.71	-7.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$1.02 €0.88	+50.8%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 11.1% less for transportation

	Wellington	Vila Franca de Xira
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$7.80 €6.70	+27.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$35.04 €30.09	-68.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$35,037.93 €30,090.96	+12.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$12.20 €10.48	-16.1%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 30.8% less for housing

	Wellington	Vila Franca de Xira
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$39.68 €34.08	-18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$798.09 €685.41	-35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$545.03 €468.08	-50.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$89.31 €76.70	-18.3%
Average			-30.8%

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pay 4.6% less for childcare

	Wellington	Vila Franca de Xira
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$583.97 €501.52	-24.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$14,015.17 €12,036.38	+14.8%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Vila Franca de Xira
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$2.92 €2.51	-56.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$2.65 €2.27	-25.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$6.07 €5.22	-76.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$35.04 €30.09	+2.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$8.18 €7.02	-29.1%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 20.8% less for clothing

	Wellington	Vila Franca de Xira
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$70.08 €60.18	+1.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$42.18 €36.22	-9.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$87.59 €75.23	-22.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$70.08 €60.18	-52.1%
Average			-20.8%

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