Cost of living comparison
Austria is 19.0% more expensive than Queenstown.
If you lived in Austria instead of Queenstown, you would:
pay 32.0% more for restaurants
Queenstown
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
NZ$17.63
|
$15.33
€14.22
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
NZ$14.10
|
$10.30
€9.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
NZ$3.02
|
$2.98
€2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
NZ$3.83
|
$2.26
€2.10
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
Queenstown
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
NZ$3.21
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.09
|
$8.22
€7.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.84
|
$5.57
€5.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.18
NZ$10.26
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
NZ$7.77
|
$5.79
€5.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
NZ$2.21
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
NZ$2.47
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.19
NZ$5.30
|
$1.84
€1.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
NZ$1.48
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
NZ$1.43
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 1.4% more for transportation
Queenstown
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.33
NZ$10.52
|
$6.51
€6.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.62
€46.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,734.22
NZ$37,767.63
|
$26,063.58
€24,180.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.74
NZ$37.77
|
$19.69
€18.27
|
|
pay 40.7% more for housing
Queenstown
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
NZ$87.43
|
$36.32
€33.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,414.76
NZ$2,350.30
|
$871.49
€808.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,273.29
NZ$2,115.27
|
$685.35
€635.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.80
NZ$117.63
|
$267.95
€248.59
|
|
pay 57.7% more for childcare
Queenstown
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$588.14
NZ$977.05
|
$469.56
€435.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.27
NZ$10,072.71
|
$14,286.41
€13,254.22
|
|
pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports
Queenstown
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.46
NZ$9.07
|
$4.59
€4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NZ$5.49
|
$3.54
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.25
NZ$40.29
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.02
NZ$98.04
|
$44.34
€41.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
NZ$15.11
|
$12.69
€11.77
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
Queenstown
|
Austria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.70
NZ$110.80
|
$85.15
€79.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.37
NZ$58.76
|
$46.34
€43.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.98
NZ$156.13
|
$89.08
€82.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.78
NZ$203.97
|
$125.31
€116.26
|
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