Cost of living comparison
Italy is 8.1% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Italy instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 4.1% more for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
NZ$21.63
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
NZ$14.13
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
NZ$3.51
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
NZ$3.26
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 11.7% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
NZ$3.08
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
NZ$6.68
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
NZ$11.35
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
NZ$10.32
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$6.97
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
NZ$1.93
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.75
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.25
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.55
NZ$4.18
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
NZ$1.61
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NZ$1.46
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
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pay 1.2% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.39
NZ$10.49
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.20
NZ$105.41
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,268.60
NZ$38,207.91
|
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.67
NZ$30.66
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 8.6% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.53
NZ$84.62
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,008.44
NZ$1,655.90
|
$660.64
€616.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.90
NZ$1,366.00
|
$504.89
€470.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.73
NZ$144.06
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
|
pay 15.6% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$644.78
NZ$1,058.76
|
$519.28
€484.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,893.97
NZ$17,888.30
|
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Italy
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.79
NZ$9.51
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
NZ$5.52
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.83
NZ$37.49
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.17
NZ$62.68
|
$52.41
€48.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
NZ$17.35
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.21
NZ$107.07
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.47
NZ$66.46
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.20
NZ$161.25
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.95
NZ$177.26
|
$115.51
€107.75
|
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