Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 2.7 times more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Argentina
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
$5,914.04
|
$16.87
NZ$27.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
$4,179.86
|
$8.84
NZ$14.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
$1,000.60
|
$2.18
NZ$3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
$692.00
|
$1.87
NZ$3.07
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Argentina
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
$985.26
|
$1.80
NZ$2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
$2,806.38
|
$4.27
NZ$7.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
$2,566.79
|
$6.85
NZ$11.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
$1,258.59
|
$4.50
NZ$7.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
$1,584.02
|
$3.75
NZ$6.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
$598.19
|
$1.11
NZ$1.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
$517.04
|
$0.92
NZ$1.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$405.93
|
$1.31
NZ$2.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
$522.12
|
$1.50
NZ$2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
$267.23
|
$0.95
NZ$1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$316.14
|
$0.81
NZ$1.34
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Argentina
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
$2,898.84
|
$6.65
NZ$10.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
$16,381.24
|
$70.72
NZ$116.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
$20,498,543.19
|
$24,712.32
NZ$40,611.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
$7,531.48
|
$16.94
NZ$27.84
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Argentina
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
$18,690.69
|
$52.92
NZ$86.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
$201,585.76
|
$860.75
NZ$1,414.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
$153,746.24
|
$721.70
NZ$1,186.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
$32,587.99
|
$98.85
NZ$162.45
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Argentina
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
$98,971.31
|
$628.34
NZ$1,032.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
$4,045,172.26
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,438.68
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
$1,530.77
|
$5.88
NZ$9.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
$1,389.39
|
$3.20
NZ$5.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
$1,625.38
|
$23.28
NZ$38.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
$19,196.32
|
$40.48
NZ$66.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
$3,477.82
|
$10.59
NZ$17.40
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
Argentina
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
$50,190.82
|
$65.76
NZ$108.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
$42,610.31
|
$42.74
NZ$70.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
$95,338.74
|
$98.05
NZ$161.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
$75,376.67
|
$111.69
NZ$183.56
|
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