Cost of living comparison

New Zealand

compared to

Luxembourg

Luxembourg vs. New Zealand Cost of Living Summary

Luxembourg is 50.8% more expensive than New Zealand overall.

Restaurants: pay 76.1% more in Luxembourg
Groceries: pay 24.3% more in Luxembourg
Transportation: pay 26.3% more in Luxembourg
Housing: pay 84.6% more in Luxembourg
Childcare: pay 61.6% more in Luxembourg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% more in Luxembourg
Clothing: pay 36.3% more in Luxembourg

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Luxembourg are more expensive than in New Zealand. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Luxembourg.

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Luxembourg vs. New Zealand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.1% more for restaurants

	New Zealand	Luxembourg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.26 NZ$23.29	$24.07 €21.49	+81.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.99 NZ$15.79	$14.74 €13.16	+64.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 NZ$3.58	$3.51 €3.13	+71.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 NZ$3.22	$3.70 €3.30	+102.1%
Average			+76.1%

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pay 24.3% more for groceries

	New Zealand	Luxembourg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 NZ$3.03	$3.03 €2.71	+75.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.78 NZ$6.64	$11.44 €10.21	+202.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.47 NZ$11.37	$6.11 €5.45	-5.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.79 NZ$10.17	$4.63 €4.13	-20.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 NZ$6.72	$6.75 €6.03	+76.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 NZ$2.14	$1.40 €1.25	+14.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 NZ$1.66	$0.98 €0.88	+4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 NZ$2.31	$1.40 €1.25	+6.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.20 NZ$3.86	$1.49 €1.33	-32.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 NZ$1.56	$1.07 €0.96	+20.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 NZ$1.17	$0.99 €0.88	+48.9%
Average			+24.3%

New Zealand vs. Luxembourg - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.3% more for transportation

	New Zealand	Luxembourg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.34 NZ$11.13	$6.95 €6.20	+9.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$83.43 NZ$146.48	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,108.51 NZ$42,329.05	$29,844.69 €26,637.52	+23.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.20 NZ$30.19	$37.70 €33.65	+119.2%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 84.6% more for housing

	New Zealand	Luxembourg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.30 NZ$86.56	$61.85 €55.21	+25.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$976.74 NZ$1,714.93	$1,782.77 €1,591.19	+82.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$843.74 NZ$1,481.41	$1,528.50 €1,364.24	+81.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.64 NZ$167.92	$217.74 €194.34	+127.7%
Average			+84.6%

New Zealand vs. Luxembourg - Cost of housing

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pay 61.6% more for childcare

	New Zealand	Luxembourg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$716.92 NZ$1,258.74	$1,735.43 €1,548.94	+142.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,937.81 NZ$29,738.93	$18,283.04 €16,318.31	+7.9%
Average			+61.6%

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pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports

	New Zealand	Luxembourg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.70 NZ$10.00	$6.63 €5.91	+16.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.26 NZ$5.72	$4.54 €4.05	+39.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.75 NZ$39.94	$6.82 €6.08	-70.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.17 NZ$68.77	$53.12 €47.41	+35.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.27 NZ$18.03	$17.92 €15.99	+74.4%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 36.3% more for clothing

	New Zealand	Luxembourg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.30 NZ$111.14	$100.00 €89.25	+58.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.63 NZ$59.04	$46.93 €41.88	+39.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.48 NZ$160.61	$116.33 €103.83	+27.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.46 NZ$200.97	$140.91 €125.77	+23.1%
Average			+36.3%

New Zealand vs. Luxembourg - Cost of clothing

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