Cost of living comparison

Cyprus

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Cyprus Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 5.2% more expensive than Cyprus overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.9% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 7.2% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 3.6% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 4.1% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 91.1% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 7.1% less in New Zealand

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in New Zealand are more expensive than in Cyprus. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in New Zealand. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

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New Zealand vs. Cyprus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Cyprus, you would:

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pay 10.9% less for restaurants

	Cyprus	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.24 €16.24	$13.26 NZ$23.46	-27.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.77 €8.70	$8.99 NZ$15.90	-8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 €1.70	$2.04 NZ$3.61	+7.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 €0.98	$1.83 NZ$3.24	+65.9%
Average			-10.9%

Cyprus vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.2% more for groceries

	Cyprus	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.76 €1.57	$1.73 NZ$3.05	-1.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.98 €5.32	$3.78 NZ$6.69	-36.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.87 €6.12	$6.47 NZ$11.45	-5.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 €3.88	$5.79 NZ$10.24	+32.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 €3.38	$3.83 NZ$6.77	+0.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 €1.22	$1.22 NZ$2.15	-10.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.82	$0.94 NZ$1.67	+2.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.83	$1.32 NZ$2.33	+41.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.28	$2.20 NZ$3.89	+52.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.89 NZ$1.57	+23.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 €0.53	$0.67 NZ$1.18	+12.8%
Average			+7.2%

Cyprus vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.6% more for transportation

	Cyprus	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.50 €5.79	$6.34 NZ$11.21	-2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$83.43 NZ$147.53	+86.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,780.29 €27,395.56	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	-21.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.09 €22.33	$17.20 NZ$30.41	-31.4%
Average			+3.6%

Cyprus vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.1% more for housing

	Cyprus	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.69 €27.31	$49.30 NZ$87.18	+60.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$887.60 €790.00	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	+10.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$757.49 €674.20	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	+11.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.76 €131.51	$95.64 NZ$169.12	-35.3%
Average			+4.1%

Cyprus vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 91.1% more for childcare

	Cyprus	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$456.81 €406.58	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75	+56.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,275.72 €6,475.65	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92	+132.8%
Average			+91.1%

Cyprus vs. New Zealand - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Cyprus	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.49	$5.70 NZ$10.07	+45.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 €3.48	$3.26 NZ$5.77	-16.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 €4.71	$22.75 NZ$40.22	+329.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.20 €58.03	$39.17 NZ$69.26	-39.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.62 €10.34	$10.27 NZ$18.16	-11.6%
Average			+2.6%

Cyprus vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 7.1% less for clothing

	Cyprus	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 €65.91	$63.30 NZ$111.94	-14.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.72 €38.91	$33.63 NZ$59.46	-23.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.92 €80.92	$91.48 NZ$161.76	+0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.66 €90.48	$114.46 NZ$202.41	+12.6%
Average			-7.1%

Cyprus vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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