Cost of living comparison
Queenstown is 4.2% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Queenstown instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Queenstown
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.77
|
$10.61
NZ$17.33
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.03
|
$8.49
NZ$13.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.02
|
$1.82
NZ$2.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$2.30
NZ$3.76
|
|
pay 30.2% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Queenstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$1.93
NZ$3.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.94
|
$4.27
NZ$6.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.58
|
$7.73
NZ$12.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.51
|
$6.18
NZ$10.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.00
|
$4.68
NZ$7.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.33
NZ$2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.08
NZ$1.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.49
NZ$2.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$3.19
NZ$5.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.89
NZ$1.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.86
NZ$1.40
|
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pay 9.7% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Queenstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.67
|
$6.33
NZ$10.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.45
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,075.59
|
$22,734.22
NZ$37,135.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.20
|
$22.74
NZ$37.14
|
|
pay 9.7% less for housing
Ireland
|
Queenstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.37
|
$52.63
NZ$85.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,281.61
|
$1,414.76
NZ$2,310.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,077.44
|
$1,273.29
NZ$2,079.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.89
|
$70.80
NZ$115.66
|
|
pay 32.7% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Queenstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,015.37
|
$588.14
NZ$960.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,884.78
|
$6,063.27
NZ$9,904.07
|
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pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Queenstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.55
|
$5.46
NZ$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$3.30
NZ$5.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.19
|
$24.25
NZ$39.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.77
|
$59.02
NZ$96.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.26
|
$9.09
NZ$14.86
|
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pay 0.9% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Queenstown
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.05
|
$66.70
NZ$108.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.22
|
$35.37
NZ$57.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.74
|
$93.98
NZ$153.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.85
|
$122.78
NZ$200.56
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