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New Plymouth vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

New Plymouth is 19.1% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 39.2% less in New Plymouth
Groceries: pay 26.7% less in New Plymouth
Transportation: pay 29.0% less in New Plymouth
Housing: pay 40.6% less in New Plymouth
Childcare: pay 61.1% more in New Plymouth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.9% less in New Plymouth
Clothing: pay 45.1% less in New Plymouth

Expenses including clothing, housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in New Plymouth.

New Plymouth vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Plymouth instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 39.2% less for restaurants

	Paris	New Plymouth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$12.40 NZ$21.47	-29.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €12.04	$8.65 NZ$14.98	-38.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.65	$2.17 NZ$3.76	-48.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.79	$1.92 NZ$3.33	-40.7%
Average			-39.2%

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pay 26.7% less for groceries

	Paris	New Plymouth
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.80	$1.27 NZ$2.19	-39.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €10.96	$2.76 NZ$4.78	-78.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.11	$5.42 NZ$9.38	-9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.49	$5.58 NZ$9.66	+6.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.74	$3.40 NZ$5.89	-49.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.41	$0.92 NZ$1.59	-44.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.99	$0.87 NZ$1.51	-24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.26	$1.21 NZ$2.10	-17.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.56	$2.87 NZ$4.96	+58.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$0.71 NZ$1.22	-41.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.26	$0.65 NZ$1.13	-55.4%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 29.0% less for transportation

	Paris	New Plymouth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.92	$6.11 NZ$10.57	-24.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €89.07	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,834.75	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	-35.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.79	$20.19 NZ$34.95	-27.1%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 40.6% less for housing

	Paris	New Plymouth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.28	$38.94 NZ$67.41	+3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,406.26	$696.16 NZ$1,205.06	-57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,029.02	$644.24 NZ$1,115.18	-46.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €172.36	$75.96 NZ$131.48	-62.2%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 61.1% more for childcare

	Paris	New Plymouth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €685.44	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,304.48	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	+61.1%
Average			+61.1%

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pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	New Plymouth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €7.02	$5.05 NZ$8.74	-38.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.23	$3.51 NZ$6.08	-28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €13.04	$20.19 NZ$34.95	+33.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €37.03	$43.27 NZ$74.90	+0.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €14.04	$10.53 NZ$18.23	-35.6%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 45.1% less for clothing

	Paris	New Plymouth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €101.47	$59.14 NZ$102.36	-50.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.44	$34.62 NZ$59.92	-28.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €105.71	$69.23 NZ$119.84	-43.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €131.13	$63.46 NZ$109.85	-58.4%
Average			-45.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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