Cost of living comparison
France is 0.9% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in France instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 9.4% more for restaurants
Hamilton
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.67
NZ$26.07
|
$16.13
€14.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.78
NZ$14.60
|
$9.98
€9.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
NZ$3.19
|
$2.76
€2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
NZ$4.06
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 8.1% more for groceries
Hamilton
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NZ$2.77
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.75
NZ$6.24
|
$8.33
€7.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.69
NZ$12.79
|
$4.25
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
NZ$6.44
|
$3.47
€3.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
NZ$6.20
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
NZ$2.30
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
NZ$1.64
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NZ$2.31
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
NZ$3.15
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
NZ$1.47
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
NZ$1.45
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 0.4% more for transportation
Hamilton
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.63
NZ$11.04
|
$7.84
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.95
NZ$99.75
|
$52.45
€48.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,755.45
NZ$41,187.01
|
$26,223.89
€24,352.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.06
NZ$33.37
|
$18.05
€16.76
|
|
pay 2.1% less for housing
Hamilton
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.38
NZ$88.82
|
$30.93
€28.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$908.86
NZ$1,512.12
|
$760.64
€706.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.29
NZ$1,200.05
|
$610.71
€567.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.61
NZ$135.78
|
$135.03
€125.40
|
|
pay 27.8% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$877.52
NZ$1,459.98
|
$674.24
€626.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,714.66
NZ$27,809.10
|
$11,309.03
€10,502.13
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.64
NZ$9.39
|
$6.24
€5.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
NZ$5.37
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.60
NZ$39.26
|
$11.11
€10.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.34
NZ$57.14
|
$37.98
€35.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.44
NZ$19.03
|
$11.22
€10.42
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
Hamilton
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.38
NZ$112.10
|
$85.18
€79.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.86
NZ$53.01
|
$38.90
€36.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.58
NZ$207.26
|
$90.98
€84.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.89
NZ$151.21
|
$122.71
€113.96
|
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