Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 45.6% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Greece, you would:
pay 57.1% more for restaurants
Greece
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.46
|
$13.47
NZ$23.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.62
|
$8.81
NZ$15.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$2.16
NZ$3.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.94
NZ$3.34
|
|
pay 47.5% more for groceries
Greece
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
$1.86
NZ$3.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.96
|
$3.77
NZ$6.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.67
|
$6.55
NZ$11.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.81
|
$5.92
NZ$10.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.00
|
$4.25
NZ$7.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$1.15
NZ$1.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$1.04
NZ$1.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$1.31
NZ$2.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$2.31
NZ$3.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.90
NZ$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.83
NZ$1.43
|
|
pay 18.0% more for transportation
Greece
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.15
|
$6.26
NZ$10.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.02
|
$69.15
NZ$118.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,788.52
|
$24,735.85
NZ$42,421.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.07
|
$17.90
NZ$30.70
|
|
pay 51.7% more for housing
Greece
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.05
|
$51.16
NZ$87.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€496.06
|
$1,007.66
NZ$1,728.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€371.04
|
$809.64
NZ$1,388.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€166.19
|
$91.68
NZ$157.22
|
|
pay 58.2% more for childcare
Greece
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€390.82
|
$611.89
NZ$1,049.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,990.82
|
$10,661.07
NZ$18,283.44
|
|
pay 79.7% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.17
|
$6.10
NZ$10.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.30
|
$3.30
NZ$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.68
|
$22.88
NZ$39.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.09
|
$38.53
NZ$66.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.34
|
$10.92
NZ$18.72
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Greece
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.12
|
$65.31
NZ$112.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.79
|
$40.78
NZ$69.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€78.66
|
$93.71
NZ$160.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.38
|
$121.74
NZ$208.79
|
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