Cost of living comparison

Italy

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New Zealand

Queenstown vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Queenstown is 11.0% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 15.0% less in Queenstown
Groceries: pay 19.0% more in Queenstown
Transportation: pay 8.8% more in Queenstown
Housing: pay 17.7% more in Queenstown
Childcare: pay 5.8% less in Queenstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% more in Queenstown
Clothing: pay 5.3% more in Queenstown

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, and clothing in Queenstown are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including restaurants and childcare are lower in Queenstown.

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Queenstown vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Queenstown instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 15.0% less for restaurants

	Rome	Queenstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.07	$14.01 NZ$25.24	-16.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.05	$8.96 NZ$16.15	-20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.66	$2.07 NZ$3.74	-30.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.33	$2.04 NZ$3.69	+38.1%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 19.0% more for groceries

	Rome	Queenstown
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €2.00	$1.96 NZ$3.52	-12.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.66	$4.17 NZ$7.52	-43.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.82	$8.05 NZ$14.51	+24.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.18	$5.77 NZ$10.40	+23.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.08	$4.50 NZ$8.11	-20.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$1.34 NZ$2.41	+13.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.95	$1.05 NZ$1.90	-0.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.98	$1.70 NZ$3.07	+56.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$2.44 NZ$4.41	+127.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.58	$1.56 NZ$2.82	+143.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.82 NZ$1.47	+14.1%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 8.8% more for transportation

	Rome	Queenstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.21	$6.42 NZ$11.58	-20.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €35.16	$120.44 NZ$217.07	+207.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,895.12	$25,209.21 NZ$45,434.28	-29.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €18.08	$17.47 NZ$31.48	-13.3%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 17.7% more for housing

	Rome	Queenstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.59	$51.87 NZ$93.49	+62.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,084.48	$1,488.74 NZ$2,683.15	+23.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €783.57	$1,267.18 NZ$2,283.83	+45.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €140.97	$84.02 NZ$151.43	-46.5%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 5.8% less for childcare

	Rome	Queenstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €437.10	$964.30 NZ$1,737.95	+97.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,127.92	$7,562.76 NZ$13,630.28	-55.1%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Queenstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.02	$6.72 NZ$12.12	+20.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.86	$3.22 NZ$5.81	+55.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.53	$26.89 NZ$48.46	+269.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.70	$55.32 NZ$99.70	-15.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €10.05	$10.22 NZ$18.43	-8.7%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 5.3% more for clothing

	Rome	Queenstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.98	$58.26 NZ$105.00	-18.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.58	$45.94 NZ$82.79	+26.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €75.03	$91.03 NZ$164.07	+8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €110.50	$134.45 NZ$242.32	+9.2%
Average			+5.3%

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