Cost of living comparison
Germany is 1.3% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Germany instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 7.8% more for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.36
|
$12.84
€12.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$14.85
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.67
|
$2.65
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.14
|
$2.37
€2.22
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$3.02
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.18
|
$6.74
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.52
|
$4.22
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.56
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.30
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
New Zealand
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.19
|
$8.31
€7.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$118.86
|
$73.47
€68.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,536.09
|
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.47
|
$21.90
€20.46
|
|
pay 11.2% more for housing
New Zealand
|
Germany
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$88.95
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,446.73
|
$759.74
€709.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,213.02
|
$577.93
€539.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$166.15
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
|
pay 14.7% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,056.10
|
$325.78
€304.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,812.78
|
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Germany
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.88
|
$4.05
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.38
|
$3.27
€3.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$39.12
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$68.03
|
$34.77
€32.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.80
|
$12.08
€11.28
|
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pay 1.8% more for clothing
New Zealand
|
Germany
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$110.53
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$71.84
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$164.81
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$187.73
|
$113.48
€106.00
|
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