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New Zealand vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 21.9% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 27.6% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 7.5% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 25.9% less in New Zealand
Housing: pay 46.0% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 4.4% less in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.5% less in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 20.5% less in New Zealand

Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in New Zealand.

New Zealand vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.6% less for restaurants

	Dublin	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.69 €22.07	$14.45 NZ$25.01	-43.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.14 €11.28	$9.14 NZ$15.82	-30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 €2.37	$2.11 NZ$3.65	-23.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €1.98	$2.02 NZ$3.49	-12.4%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 7.5% less for groceries

	Dublin	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$2.18 €1.87	$1.74 NZ$3.01	-20.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.43 €5.52	$3.88 NZ$6.72	-39.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.77 €5.81	$6.34 NZ$10.97	-6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.43 €3.81	$5.96 NZ$10.31	+34.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41 €4.65	$4.01 NZ$6.93	-26.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 €1.19	$1.18 NZ$2.04	-14.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$0.95 NZ$1.65	+1.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.29 NZ$2.24	+6.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.55 €2.19	$2.11 NZ$3.65	-17.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.80	$0.85 NZ$1.47	-8.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.64	$0.80 NZ$1.38	+6.8%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 25.9% less for transportation

	Dublin	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.79 €6.69	$6.08 NZ$10.52	-21.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$110.95 €95.29	$74.52 NZ$128.99	-32.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,559.40 €36,550.48	$24,777.66 NZ$42,890.20	-41.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.15 €16.45	$17.81 NZ$30.83	-7.0%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 46.0% less for housing

	Dublin	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.79 €48.77	$50.00 NZ$86.54	-12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,406.85 €2,067.03	$978.36 NZ$1,693.54	-59.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,011.21 €1,727.25	$810.06 NZ$1,402.22	-59.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$203.82 €175.04	$95.66 NZ$165.59	-53.1%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 4.4% less for childcare

	Dublin	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,324.27 €1,137.30	$635.34 NZ$1,099.78	-52.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,401.84 €8,074.41	$13,463.91 NZ$23,306.07	+43.2%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €7.02	$6.04 NZ$10.46	-26.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 €4.10	$3.35 NZ$5.80	-29.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.02 €18.05	$23.12 NZ$40.03	+10.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.52 €47.68	$37.72 NZ$65.30	-32.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.18 €13.04	$10.72 NZ$18.56	-29.4%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 20.5% less for clothing

	Dublin	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.66 €93.32	$65.22 NZ$112.90	-40.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.22 €43.13	$39.23 NZ$67.91	-21.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.78 €98.57	$90.28 NZ$156.27	-21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.90 €101.26	$119.43 NZ$206.73	+1.3%
Average			-20.5%

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