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New Zealand vs. Liechtenstein Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 24.2% cheaper than Liechtenstein overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.9% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 39.0% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 36.5% less in New Zealand
Housing: pay 30.7% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 54.1% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.7% less in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 43.5% less in New Zealand

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, groceries, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in New Zealand.

New Zealand vs. Liechtenstein Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.9% less for restaurants

	Liechtenstein	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$32.32 CHF25.95	$14.45 NZ$25.19	-55.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.77 CHF15.07	$9.14 NZ$15.93	-51.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.59 CHF3.68	$2.11 NZ$3.68	-54.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$5.42 CHF4.35	$2.02 NZ$3.52	-62.8%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 39.0% less for groceries

	Liechtenstein	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$3.92 CHF3.15	$1.74 NZ$3.03	-55.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.08 CHF11.30	$3.88 NZ$6.77	-72.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.77 CHF7.85	$6.34 NZ$11.05	-35.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$9.73 CHF7.81	$5.96 NZ$10.39	-38.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.26 CHF9.04	$4.01 NZ$6.99	-64.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.65 CHF1.32	$1.18 NZ$2.06	-28.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.82 CHF1.46	$0.95 NZ$1.66	-47.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.93 CHF1.55	$1.29 NZ$2.26	-32.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.15 CHF1.72	$2.11 NZ$3.68	-1.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 CHF0.97	$0.85 NZ$1.48	-29.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.82	$0.80 NZ$1.39	-22.3%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 36.5% less for transportation

	Liechtenstein	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.08 CHF7.29	$6.08 NZ$10.60	-33.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.47 CHF71.82	$74.52 NZ$129.96	-16.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,601.63 CHF28,580.17	$24,777.66 NZ$43,211.84	-30.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.96 CHF41.71	$17.81 NZ$31.06	-65.7%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 30.7% less for housing

	Liechtenstein	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.58 CHF51.84	$50.00 NZ$87.19	-22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,425.69 CHF1,144.51	$978.36 NZ$1,706.24	-31.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,334.70 CHF1,071.46	$810.06 NZ$1,412.73	-39.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$135.55 CHF108.82	$95.66 NZ$166.83	-29.4%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 54.1% more for childcare

	Liechtenstein	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$312.82 CHF251.12	$635.34 NZ$1,108.03	+103.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,813.07 CHF10,286.04	$13,463.91 NZ$23,480.84	+5.1%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Liechtenstein	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.67 CHF5.36	$6.04 NZ$10.54	-9.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.37 CHF5.11	$3.35 NZ$5.85	-47.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.51 CHF10.04	$23.12 NZ$40.33	+84.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.21 CHF81.25	$37.72 NZ$65.79	-62.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$23.36 CHF18.75	$10.72 NZ$18.69	-54.1%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 43.5% less for clothing

	Liechtenstein	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$131.38 CHF105.47	$65.22 NZ$113.75	-50.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.18 CHF42.69	$39.23 NZ$68.42	-26.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$179.35 CHF143.98	$90.28 NZ$157.45	-49.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$229.40 CHF184.16	$119.43 NZ$208.28	-47.9%
Average			-43.5%

Liechtenstein vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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