Cost of living comparison

Slovenia

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Slovenia Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 16.3% more expensive than Slovenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.1% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 13.4% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 23.2% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 20.6% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 46.2% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.9% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 20.3% less in New Zealand

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

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New Zealand vs. Slovenia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Slovenia, you would:

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pay 1.1% less for restaurants

	Slovenia	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.13 €10.83	$13.26 NZ$23.29	+9.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.13 €8.15	$8.99 NZ$15.79	-1.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.64	$2.04 NZ$3.58	-31.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 €1.79	$1.83 NZ$3.22	-8.7%
Average			-1.1%

Slovenia vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.4% more for groceries

	Slovenia	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.92 €1.72	$1.73 NZ$3.03	-10.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.38 €6.59	$3.78 NZ$6.64	-48.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 €4.46	$6.47 NZ$11.37	+29.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.53 €3.15	$5.79 NZ$10.17	+64.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.11 €3.66	$3.83 NZ$6.72	-6.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.86	$1.22 NZ$2.14	+26.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.70	$0.94 NZ$1.66	+21.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$1.32 NZ$2.31	+35.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 €1.28	$2.20 NZ$3.86	+53.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.51	$0.89 NZ$1.56	+55.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.67	$0.67 NZ$1.17	-11.1%
Average			+13.4%

Slovenia vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.2% more for transportation

	Slovenia	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.54 €5.84	$6.34 NZ$11.13	-3.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.91 €28.48	$83.43 NZ$146.48	+161.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,069.45 €25,945.59	$24,108.51 NZ$42,329.05	-17.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.08 €10.78	$17.20 NZ$30.19	+42.4%
Average			+23.2%

Slovenia vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.6% more for housing

	Slovenia	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.37 €28.00	$49.30 NZ$86.56	+57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.62 €625.33	$976.74 NZ$1,714.93	+39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$567.03 €506.10	$843.74 NZ$1,481.41	+48.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$222.83 €198.88	$95.64 NZ$167.92	-57.1%
Average			+20.6%

Slovenia vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 46.2% more for childcare

	Slovenia	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.99 €448.93	$716.92 NZ$1,258.74	+42.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,296.89 €10,082.90	$16,937.81 NZ$29,738.93	+49.9%
Average			+46.2%

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pay 39.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Slovenia	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.39 €3.03	$5.70 NZ$10.00	+68.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 €2.02	$3.26 NZ$5.72	+43.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 €5.31	$22.75 NZ$39.94	+282.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.78 €39.08	$39.17 NZ$68.77	-10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.31 €7.42	$10.27 NZ$18.03	+23.5%
Average			+39.9%

Slovenia vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.3% less for clothing

	Slovenia	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.19 €91.21	$63.30 NZ$111.14	-38.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.08 €33.09	$33.63 NZ$59.04	-9.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.79 €98.88	$91.48 NZ$160.61	-17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.81 €117.65	$114.46 NZ$200.97	-13.2%
Average			-20.3%

Slovenia vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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