Cost of living comparison

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New Zealand vs. Lithuania Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 38.0% more expensive than Lithuania overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.8% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 50.5% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 34.2% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 91.5% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 30.3% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.7% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 16.1% less in New Zealand

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, childcare, and restaurants in New Zealand are more expensive than in Lithuania. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

New Zealand vs. Lithuania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.8% more for restaurants

	Lithuania	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.94 €10.25	$14.45 NZ$25.01	+21.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 €6.80	$9.14 NZ$15.82	+15.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 €1.93	$2.11 NZ$3.65	-6.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 €1.58	$2.02 NZ$3.49	+9.4%
Average			+9.8%

Lithuania vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.5% more for groceries

	Lithuania	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.64 €1.41	$1.74 NZ$3.01	+5.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.83 €5.01	$3.88 NZ$6.72	-33.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.21 €4.47	$6.34 NZ$10.97	+21.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 €2.60	$5.96 NZ$10.31	+96.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 €2.49	$4.01 NZ$6.93	+38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.56	$1.18 NZ$2.04	+81.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.63	$0.95 NZ$1.65	+30.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.74	$1.29 NZ$2.24	+49.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 €1.21	$2.11 NZ$3.65	+49.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 €0.32	$0.85 NZ$1.47	+124.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.36	$0.80 NZ$1.38	+91.5%
Average			+50.5%

Lithuania vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.2% more for transportation

	Lithuania	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.28 €5.39	$6.08 NZ$10.52	-3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.69 €28.93	$74.52 NZ$128.99	+121.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,407.17 €32,984.50	$24,777.66 NZ$42,890.20	-35.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.55 €9.92	$17.81 NZ$30.83	+54.2%
Average			+34.2%

Lithuania vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 91.5% more for housing

	Lithuania	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.51 €13.32	$50.00 NZ$86.54	+222.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$567.85 €487.67	$978.36 NZ$1,693.54	+72.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$376.46 €323.31	$810.06 NZ$1,402.22	+115.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$170.23 €146.19	$95.66 NZ$165.59	-43.8%
Average			+91.5%

Lithuania vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 30.3% more for childcare

	Lithuania	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$525.49 €451.30	$635.34 NZ$1,099.78	+20.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,633.71 €8,273.53	$13,463.91 NZ$23,306.07	+39.8%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 65.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lithuania	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.03 €4.32	$6.04 NZ$10.46	+20.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 €2.79	$3.35 NZ$5.80	+3.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 €4.90	$23.12 NZ$40.03	+305.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.40 €38.13	$37.72 NZ$65.30	-15.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.30 €7.99	$10.72 NZ$18.56	+15.2%
Average			+65.7%

Lithuania vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.1% less for clothing

	Lithuania	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.62 €88.99	$65.22 NZ$112.90	-37.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.16 €33.63	$39.23 NZ$67.91	+0.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.78 €79.68	$90.28 NZ$156.27	-2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$158.30 €135.95	$119.43 NZ$206.73	-24.6%
Average			-16.1%

Lithuania vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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