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New Zealand vs. Luxembourg Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 21.7% cheaper than Luxembourg overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.4% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 22.3% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 31.9% less in New Zealand
Housing: pay 45.3% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 33.4% less in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.2% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 18.7% less in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Luxembourg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.4% less for restaurants

	Luxembourg	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.02 €18.13	$14.45 NZ$25.19	-31.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.60 €12.59	$9.14 NZ$15.93	-37.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.35 €2.89	$2.11 NZ$3.68	-37.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.34 €2.88	$2.02 NZ$3.52	-39.6%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 22.3% less for groceries

	Luxembourg	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$3.56 €3.07	$1.74 NZ$3.03	-51.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.01 €9.50	$3.88 NZ$6.77	-64.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.99 €5.17	$6.34 NZ$11.05	+5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.79 €4.13	$5.96 NZ$10.39	+24.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.00 €7.76	$4.01 NZ$6.99	-55.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.24	$1.18 NZ$2.06	-18.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$0.95 NZ$1.66	-2.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 €1.30	$1.29 NZ$2.26	-14.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 €1.67	$2.11 NZ$3.68	+8.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.14	$0.85 NZ$1.48	-35.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.38 €1.19	$0.80 NZ$1.39	-42.3%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 31.9% less for transportation

	Luxembourg	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.87 €5.93	$6.08 NZ$10.60	-11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$74.52 NZ$129.96
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,039.69 €30,215.67	$24,777.66 NZ$43,211.84	-29.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$39.32 €33.91	$17.81 NZ$31.06	-54.7%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 45.3% less for housing

	Luxembourg	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.65 €53.16	$50.00 NZ$87.19	-18.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,112.86 €1,821.98	$978.36 NZ$1,706.24	-53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,975.30 €1,703.36	$810.06 NZ$1,412.73	-59.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.21 €164.03	$95.66 NZ$166.83	-49.7%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 33.4% less for childcare

	Luxembourg	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,574.70 €1,357.91	$635.34 NZ$1,108.03	-59.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,470.09 €12,477.95	$13,463.91 NZ$23,480.84	-7.0%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 36.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Luxembourg	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.31 €4.58	$6.04 NZ$10.54	+13.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 €3.99	$3.35 NZ$5.85	-27.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.01 €6.04	$23.12 NZ$40.33	+230.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.93 €33.57	$37.72 NZ$65.79	-3.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.77 €13.60	$10.72 NZ$18.69	-32.0%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 18.7% less for clothing

	Luxembourg	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.28 €76.12	$65.22 NZ$113.75	-26.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.70 €37.69	$39.23 NZ$68.42	-10.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.21 €100.21	$90.28 NZ$157.45	-22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.30 €122.71	$119.43 NZ$208.28	-16.1%
Average			-18.7%

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