Cost of living comparison

New Zealand

compared to

Italy

Italy vs. New Zealand Cost of Living Summary

Italy is 5.6% cheaper than New Zealand overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.0% more in Italy
Groceries: pay 5.4% more in Italy
Transportation: pay 3.3% more in Italy
Housing: pay 20.3% less in Italy
Childcare: pay 31.4% less in Italy
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.8% less in Italy
Clothing: pay 17.3% more in Italy

The cost of restaurants, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Italy are more expensive than in New Zealand. Expenses including childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Italy.

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Italy vs. New Zealand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.0% more for restaurants

	New Zealand	Italy
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.26 NZ$23.91	$18.81 €16.88	+41.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.99 NZ$16.20	$11.59 €10.40	+28.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 NZ$3.68	$2.95 €2.64	+44.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 NZ$3.30	$1.38 €1.24	-24.5%
Average			+29.0%

New Zealand vs. Italy - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.4% more for groceries

	New Zealand	Italy
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 NZ$3.11	$2.19 €1.97	+27.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.78 NZ$6.82	$8.58 €7.70	+126.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.47 NZ$11.67	$5.84 €5.24	-9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.79 NZ$10.44	$4.02 €3.61	-30.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 NZ$6.90	$5.65 €5.06	+47.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 NZ$2.19	$1.15 €1.03	-5.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 NZ$1.70	$0.96 €0.86	+1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 NZ$2.38	$1.19 €1.07	-9.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.20 NZ$3.96	$1.45 €1.30	-33.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 NZ$1.60	$0.86 €0.77	-3.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 NZ$1.20	$0.81 €0.73	+22.2%
Average			+5.4%

New Zealand vs. Italy - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3% more for transportation

	New Zealand	Italy
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.34 NZ$11.42	$7.75 €6.95	+22.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$83.43 NZ$150.36	$43.51 €39.03	-47.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,108.51 NZ$43,450.50	$34,598.57 €31,040.10	+43.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.20 NZ$30.99	$20.27 €18.18	+17.9%
Average			+3.3%

New Zealand vs. Italy - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.3% less for housing

	New Zealand	Italy
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.30 NZ$88.85	$30.01 €26.92	-39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$976.74 NZ$1,760.36	$723.52 €649.11	-25.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$843.74 NZ$1,520.66	$562.80 €504.92	-33.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.64 NZ$172.37	$162.38 €145.68	+69.8%
Average			-20.3%

New Zealand vs. Italy - Cost of housing

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pay 31.4% less for childcare

	New Zealand	Italy
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$716.92 NZ$1,292.09	$542.33 €486.55	-24.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,937.81 NZ$30,526.82	$10,535.75 €9,452.15	-37.8%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports

	New Zealand	Italy
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.70 NZ$10.26	$5.64 €5.06	-1.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.26 NZ$5.88	$1.96 €1.76	-39.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.75 NZ$40.99	$6.73 €6.04	-70.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.17 NZ$70.59	$55.93 €50.17	+42.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.27 NZ$18.51	$10.26 €9.21	-0.1%
Average			-12.8%

New Zealand vs. Italy - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 17.3% more for clothing

	New Zealand	Italy
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.30 NZ$114.09	$86.42 €77.53	+36.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.63 NZ$60.60	$38.24 €34.30	+13.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.48 NZ$164.87	$99.86 €89.59	+9.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.46 NZ$206.29	$127.82 €114.67	+11.7%
Average			+17.3%

New Zealand vs. Italy - Cost of clothing

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