Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 3.4 times more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Colombia
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,739
|
$16.87
NZ$28.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,847
|
$8.84
NZ$14.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,385
|
$2.18
NZ$3.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,819
|
$1.87
NZ$3.15
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Colombia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,460
|
$1.80
NZ$3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,383
|
$4.27
NZ$7.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,989
|
$6.85
NZ$11.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,544
|
$4.50
NZ$7.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,165
|
$3.75
NZ$6.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,296
|
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,164
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,457
|
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,571
|
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,205
|
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,326
|
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Colombia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$8,071
|
$6.65
NZ$11.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$93,634
|
$70.72
NZ$119.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$57,963,660
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,610.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$44,727
|
$16.94
NZ$28.52
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Colombia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$84,753
|
$52.92
NZ$89.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$827,027
|
$860.75
NZ$1,449.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$698,607
|
$721.70
NZ$1,215.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$184,938
|
$98.85
NZ$166.44
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Colombia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$413,712
|
$628.34
NZ$1,057.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,912,080
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,842.80
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,552
|
$5.88
NZ$9.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,780
|
$3.20
NZ$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,522
|
$23.28
NZ$39.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$72,726
|
$40.48
NZ$68.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,552
|
$10.59
NZ$17.83
|
|
pay 82.2% more for clothing
Colombia
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$160,583
|
$65.76
NZ$110.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$108,348
|
$42.74
NZ$71.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$239,090
|
$98.05
NZ$165.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$179,063
|
$111.69
NZ$188.07
|
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