Cost of living comparison

Estonia

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Estonia Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 31.6% more expensive than Estonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.8% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 41.7% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 25.5% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 59.3% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 89.6% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 19.9% less in New Zealand

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

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New Zealand vs. Estonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.8% less for restaurants

	Estonia	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.56 €12.96	$13.26 NZ$23.46	-8.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 €9.20	$8.99 NZ$15.90	-13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 €2.29	$2.04 NZ$3.61	-20.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 €2.06	$1.83 NZ$3.24	-21.0%
Average			-12.8%

Estonia vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.7% more for groceries

	Estonia	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 €1.25	$1.73 NZ$3.05	+22.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 €4.80	$3.78 NZ$6.69	-29.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.14 €3.69	$6.47 NZ$11.45	+56.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 €2.50	$5.79 NZ$10.24	+106.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.93 €3.50	$3.83 NZ$6.77	-2.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$1.22 NZ$2.15	+33.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.58	$0.94 NZ$1.67	+44.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.96	$1.32 NZ$2.33	+21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.10	$2.20 NZ$3.89	+77.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 €0.33	$0.89 NZ$1.57	+140.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 €0.35	$0.67 NZ$1.18	+71.1%
Average			+41.7%

Estonia vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.5% more for transportation

	Estonia	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.27 €6.47	$6.34 NZ$11.21	-12.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.37 €23.47	$83.43 NZ$147.53	+216.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,988.91 €24,911.14	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	-13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.52 €11.14	$17.20 NZ$30.41	+37.4%
Average			+25.5%

Estonia vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 59.3% more for housing

	Estonia	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.76 €28.27	$49.30 NZ$87.18	+55.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.18 €455.86	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	+90.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$387.48 €344.88	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	+117.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$221.29 €196.96	$95.64 NZ$169.12	-56.8%
Average			+59.3%

Estonia vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 89.6% more for childcare

	Estonia	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$324.72 €289.02	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75	+120.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,400.01 €9,256.38	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92	+62.9%
Average			+89.6%

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pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Estonia	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.67 €5.04	$5.70 NZ$10.07	+0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.06 €3.61	$3.26 NZ$5.77	-19.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.56 €5.84	$22.75 NZ$40.22	+246.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.01 €40.06	$39.17 NZ$69.26	-13.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.62 €8.56	$10.27 NZ$18.16	+6.7%
Average			+6.5%

Estonia vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.9% less for clothing

	Estonia	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.14 €86.46	$63.30 NZ$111.94	-34.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.85 €44.37	$33.63 NZ$59.46	-32.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.67 €84.26	$91.48 NZ$161.76	-3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.18 €105.19	$114.46 NZ$202.41	-3.2%
Average			-19.9%

Estonia vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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