Cost of living comparison

Greece

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Greece Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 26.4% more expensive than Greece overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 22.6% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 4.8% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 53.5% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 9.5% less in New Zealand

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in New Zealand are more expensive than in Greece. 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. Greece Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1% less for restaurants

	Greece	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.08 €13.42	$13.26 NZ$23.46	-12.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.42 €9.28	$8.99 NZ$15.90	-13.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 €2.19	$2.04 NZ$3.61	-17.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 €0.62	$1.83 NZ$3.24	+163.0%
Average			-3.1%

Greece vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.6% more for groceries

	Greece	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$1.73 NZ$3.05	+20.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.59 €5.86	$3.78 NZ$6.69	-42.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.33 €5.63	$6.47 NZ$11.45	+2.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.44 €3.95	$5.79 NZ$10.24	+30.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 €3.96	$3.83 NZ$6.77	-14.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$1.22 NZ$2.15	+25.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.83	$0.94 NZ$1.67	+1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.60	$1.32 NZ$2.33	+95.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.83	$2.20 NZ$3.89	+134.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.47	$0.89 NZ$1.57	+66.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 €0.48	$0.67 NZ$1.18	+22.6%
Average			+22.6%

Greece vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.8% more for transportation

	Greece	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 €7.20	$6.34 NZ$11.21	-21.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.58 €38.79	$83.43 NZ$147.53	+91.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,260.91 €25,153.23	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	-14.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.42 €12.84	$17.20 NZ$30.41	+19.2%
Average			+4.8%

Greece vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.5% more for housing

	Greece	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.05 €29.42	$49.30 NZ$87.18	+49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$568.48 €505.96	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	+71.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$438.39 €390.18	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	+92.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$152.65 €135.86	$95.64 NZ$169.12	-37.3%
Average			+53.5%

Greece vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Greece	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$416.57 €370.76	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75	+72.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,690.51 €5,954.79	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92	+153.2%
Average			+108.7%

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pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Greece	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.76 €4.24	$5.70 NZ$10.07	+19.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.78 €3.37	$3.26 NZ$5.77	-13.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.28 €4.70	$22.75 NZ$40.22	+330.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.64 €44.18	$39.17 NZ$69.26	-21.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.09 €8.09	$10.27 NZ$18.16	+12.9%
Average			+13.1%

Greece vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 9.5% less for clothing

	Greece	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.73 €73.63	$63.30 NZ$111.94	-23.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.66 €36.18	$33.63 NZ$59.46	-17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.41 €81.36	$91.48 NZ$161.76	+0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.25 €96.34	$114.46 NZ$202.41	+5.7%
Average			-9.5%

Greece vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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