Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Greece
  3. New Zealand
  4. Comparison
EUR
COMPARED TO
NZD

New Zealand is 41.8% more expensive than Greece.

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

pay 37.5% more for restaurants

  Greece help_outline New Zealand help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.64
€11.09
$11.92
NZ$16.27
-5.7%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.64
€6.70
$7.53
NZ$10.28
-1.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.16
€1.89
$2.13
NZ$2.91
-1.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.70
€0.62
$1.82
NZ$2.48
+158.3%
Average +37.5%
Greece vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 37.8% more for groceries

  Greece help_outline New Zealand help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.11
€0.97
$1.45
NZ$1.98
+31.0%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.85
€4.25
$3.53
NZ$4.82
-27.2%
Milk (1 gallon) $5.43
€4.76
$6.40
NZ$8.74
+17.9%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.63
€3.18
$3.30
NZ$4.51
-8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.45
€3.03
$3.64
NZ$4.96
+5.4%
Apples (1 lb) $0.79
€0.69
$1.05
NZ$1.43
+33.1%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.87
€0.77
$0.88
NZ$1.20
+0.4%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.61
€0.54
$1.07
NZ$1.46
+73.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.72
€0.63
$1.67
NZ$2.28
+133.2%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.47
€0.41
$0.91
NZ$1.25
+95.8%
Onions (1 lb) $0.46
€0.40
$0.75
NZ$1.02
+62.0%
Average +37.8%
Greece vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 34.4% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.19
€6.31
$5.37
NZ$7.33
-25.3%
Monthly public transit pass $45.58
€39.97
$93.67
NZ$127.87
+105.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,324.84
€18,699.77
$23,847.45
NZ$32,554.25
+11.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $13.08
€11.47
$19.03
NZ$25.98
+45.5%
Average +34.4%
Greece vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 71.0% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $38.02
€33.34
$56.95
NZ$77.74
+49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $385.30
€337.87
$931.70
NZ$1,271.86
+141.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $313.89
€275.25
$723.30
NZ$987.39
+130.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $145.19
€127.32
$89.68
NZ$122.42
-38.2%
Average +71.0%
Greece vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 56.1% more for childcare

  Greece help_outline New Zealand help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $362.98
€318.30
$690.11
NZ$942.08
+90.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,238.06
€6,347.07
$8,835.64
NZ$12,061.57
+22.1%
Average +56.1%
Greece vs. New Zealand - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 58.3% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.27
€3.75
$5.45
NZ$7.45
+27.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.51
€3.08
$3.04
NZ$4.15
-13.4%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.36
€4.70
$19.92
NZ$27.20
+271.8%
Monthly membership at local gym $41.07
€36.02
$39.15
NZ$53.45
-4.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $8.99
€7.88
$9.91
NZ$13.53
+10.3%
Average +58.3%
Greece vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 2.2% less for clothing

  Greece help_outline New Zealand help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $84.37
€73.98
$65.99
NZ$90.08
-21.8%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $35.83
€31.42
$37.62
NZ$51.35
+5.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $85.85
€75.28
$95.36
NZ$130.18
+11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather) $108.94
€95.53
$105.42
NZ$143.90
-3.2%
Average -2.2%
Greece vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2021
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