Cost of living comparison
France is 10.2% more expensive than Queenstown.
If you lived in France instead of Queenstown, you would:
pay 28.0% more for restaurants
Queenstown
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
NZ$17.63
|
$15.92
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
NZ$14.10
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
NZ$3.02
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
NZ$3.83
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
pay 0.3% less for groceries
Queenstown
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
NZ$3.21
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.09
|
$9.16
€8.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.84
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.18
NZ$10.26
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
NZ$7.77
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
NZ$2.21
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
NZ$2.47
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.19
NZ$5.30
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
NZ$1.48
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
NZ$1.43
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
Queenstown
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.33
NZ$10.52
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$51.68
€47.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,734.22
NZ$37,767.63
|
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.74
NZ$37.77
|
$18.46
€17.13
|
|
pay 10.2% less for housing
Queenstown
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
NZ$87.43
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,414.76
NZ$2,350.30
|
$779.01
€722.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,273.29
NZ$2,115.27
|
$611.60
€567.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.80
NZ$117.63
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
|
pay 41.4% more for childcare
Queenstown
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$588.14
NZ$977.05
|
$707.64
€656.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.27
NZ$10,072.71
|
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
|
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
Queenstown
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.46
NZ$9.07
|
$6.18
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NZ$5.49
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.25
NZ$40.29
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.02
NZ$98.04
|
$34.96
€32.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
NZ$15.11
|
$11.84
€10.98
|
|
pay 11.7% more for clothing
Queenstown
|
France
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.70
NZ$110.80
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.37
NZ$58.76
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.98
NZ$156.13
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.78
NZ$203.97
|
$126.59
€117.45
|
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