Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 46.6% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Greece, you would:
pay 51.9% more for restaurants
Greece
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.81
|
$13.17
NZ$21.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.41
|
$8.60
NZ$14.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.84
|
$2.13
NZ$3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$1.99
NZ$3.26
|
|
pay 57.9% more for groceries
Greece
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.87
NZ$3.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.09
|
$4.07
NZ$6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.65
|
$6.91
NZ$11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.81
|
$6.29
NZ$10.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.99
|
$4.25
NZ$6.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.17
NZ$1.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.06
NZ$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.37
NZ$2.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.55
NZ$4.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.48
|
$0.98
NZ$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.89
NZ$1.46
|
|
pay 12.2% more for transportation
Greece
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.28
|
$6.39
NZ$10.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.46
|
$64.20
NZ$105.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,924.89
|
$23,268.60
NZ$38,207.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.66
|
$18.67
NZ$30.66
|
|
pay 51.7% more for housing
Greece
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.60
|
$51.53
NZ$84.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€493.58
|
$1,008.44
NZ$1,655.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€379.08
|
$831.90
NZ$1,366.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€166.36
|
$87.73
NZ$144.06
|
|
pay 73.7% more for childcare
Greece
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€327.19
|
$644.78
NZ$1,058.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,211.00
|
$10,893.97
NZ$17,888.30
|
|
pay 78.3% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.94
|
$5.79
NZ$9.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.28
|
$3.36
NZ$5.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
$22.83
NZ$37.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.40
|
$38.17
NZ$62.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.33
|
$10.57
NZ$17.35
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Greece
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€78.17
|
$65.21
NZ$107.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.36
|
$40.47
NZ$66.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.95
|
$98.20
NZ$161.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.85
|
$107.95
NZ$177.26
|
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