Cost of living comparison
France is 4.1% more expensive than New Zealand.
If you lived in France instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 17.9% more for restaurants
New Zealand
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
NZ$21.63
|
$15.92
€14.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
NZ$14.13
|
$10.79
€10.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
NZ$3.51
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
NZ$3.26
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
pay 4.5% more for groceries
New Zealand
|
France
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
NZ$3.08
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
NZ$6.68
|
$9.16
€8.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
NZ$11.35
|
$4.45
€4.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
NZ$10.32
|
$3.91
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$6.97
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
NZ$1.93
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.75
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.25
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.55
NZ$4.18
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
NZ$1.61
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NZ$1.46
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
pay 7.9% more for transportation
New Zealand
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.39
NZ$10.49
|
$7.43
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.20
NZ$105.41
|
$51.68
€48.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,268.60
NZ$38,207.91
|
$31,564.23
€29,443.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.67
NZ$30.66
|
$18.46
€17.22
|
|
pay 7.5% less for housing
New Zealand
|
France
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.53
NZ$84.62
|
$30.98
€28.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,008.44
NZ$1,655.90
|
$779.01
€726.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.90
NZ$1,366.00
|
$611.60
€570.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.73
NZ$144.06
|
$139.72
€130.34
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
New Zealand
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$644.78
NZ$1,058.76
|
$707.64
€660.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,893.97
NZ$17,888.30
|
$9,850.44
€9,188.70
|
pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.79
NZ$9.51
|
$6.18
€5.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
NZ$5.52
|
$3.05
€2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.83
NZ$37.49
|
$11.75
€10.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.17
NZ$62.68
|
$34.96
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
NZ$17.35
|
$11.84
€11.04
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
New Zealand
|
France
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.21
NZ$107.07
|
$92.28
€86.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.47
NZ$66.46
|
$37.39
€34.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.20
NZ$161.25
|
$93.47
€87.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.95
NZ$177.26
|
$126.59
€118.09
|
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