Cost of living comparison
Germany is 13.6% more expensive than Queenstown.
If you lived in Germany instead of Queenstown, you would:
pay 28.1% more for restaurants
Queenstown
|
Germany
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
NZ$17.63
|
$13.72
€12.72
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
NZ$14.10
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
NZ$3.02
|
$2.83
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
NZ$3.83
|
$2.48
€2.30
|
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pay 11.7% less for groceries
Queenstown
|
Germany
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
NZ$3.21
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.09
|
$6.75
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.84
|
$4.24
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.18
NZ$10.26
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
NZ$7.77
|
$7.19
€6.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
NZ$2.21
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
NZ$2.47
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.19
NZ$5.30
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
NZ$1.48
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
NZ$1.43
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
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pay 14.8% more for transportation
Queenstown
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.33
NZ$10.52
|
$7.16
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.61
€50.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,734.22
NZ$37,767.63
|
$29,249.82
€27,136.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.74
NZ$37.77
|
$23.30
€21.62
|
|
pay 31.6% more for housing
Queenstown
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
NZ$87.43
|
$49.15
€45.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,414.76
NZ$2,350.30
|
$800.45
€742.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,273.29
NZ$2,115.27
|
$616.33
€571.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.80
NZ$117.63
|
$232.30
€215.52
|
|
pay 40.1% more for childcare
Queenstown
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$588.14
NZ$977.05
|
$434.24
€402.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.27
NZ$10,072.71
|
$12,512.98
€11,608.92
|
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pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
Queenstown
|
Germany
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.46
NZ$9.07
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NZ$5.49
|
$3.44
€3.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.25
NZ$40.29
|
$8.81
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.02
NZ$98.04
|
$35.42
€32.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
NZ$15.11
|
$12.56
€11.65
|
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pay 8.9% more for clothing
Queenstown
|
Germany
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.70
NZ$110.80
|
$83.65
€77.61
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.37
NZ$58.76
|
$41.29
€38.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.98
NZ$156.13
|
$89.84
€83.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.78
NZ$203.97
|
$120.25
€111.56
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