Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 12.7% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 28.5% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
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New Zealand
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.25
|
$16.87
NZ$28.14
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
$8.84
NZ$14.74
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.06
€2.82
|
$2.18
NZ$3.64
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$1.87
NZ$3.12
|
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pay 8.1% less for groceries
Luxembourg
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New Zealand
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
€2.98
|
$1.80
NZ$3.00
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.86
€10.00
|
$4.27
NZ$7.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.35
€4.93
|
$6.85
NZ$11.43
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
$4.50
NZ$7.50
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.60
€5.16
|
$3.75
NZ$6.25
|
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Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
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Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
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Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$1.31
NZ$2.19
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.80
|
$1.50
NZ$2.50
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.95
NZ$1.59
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$0.81
NZ$1.36
|
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pay 19.4% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
New Zealand
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
€6.20
|
$6.65
NZ$11.10
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$70.72
NZ$117.94
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,893.04
€25,688.09
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,214.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.06
€28.60
|
$16.94
NZ$28.25
|
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pay 39.8% less for housing
Luxembourg
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New Zealand
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.71
€51.30
|
$52.92
NZ$88.26
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,774.61
€1,634.33
|
$860.75
NZ$1,435.54
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,468.68
€1,352.58
|
$721.70
NZ$1,203.64
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.06
€187.93
|
$98.85
NZ$164.86
|
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pay 36.4% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
New Zealand
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$854.36
€786.83
|
$628.34
NZ$1,047.93
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,641.72
€17,168.09
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,682.68
|
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pay 49.3% more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
New Zealand
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$5.88
NZ$9.81
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.94
€3.63
|
$3.20
NZ$5.34
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.47
|
$23.28
NZ$38.82
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.17
€43.44
|
$40.48
NZ$67.50
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$10.59
NZ$17.66
|
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pay 6.1% less for clothing
Luxembourg
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New Zealand
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.61
€69.63
|
$65.76
NZ$109.67
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.58
€36.45
|
$42.74
NZ$71.28
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.51
€99.01
|
$98.05
NZ$163.53
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.74
€114.88
|
$111.69
NZ$186.28
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