Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 39.3% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Spain, you would:
pay 7.2% more for restaurants
Spain
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.42
|
$13.17
NZ$21.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.35
|
$8.60
NZ$14.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$2.13
NZ$3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.99
NZ$3.26
|
|
pay 52.1% more for groceries
Spain
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.87
NZ$3.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.78
|
$4.07
NZ$6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.91
|
$6.91
NZ$11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.36
|
$6.29
NZ$10.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.04
|
$4.25
NZ$6.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.17
NZ$1.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$1.06
NZ$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.37
NZ$2.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$2.55
NZ$4.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.98
NZ$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.89
NZ$1.46
|
|
pay 19.4% more for transportation
Spain
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.10
|
$6.39
NZ$10.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€33.06
|
$64.20
NZ$105.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,398.13
|
$23,268.60
NZ$38,207.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.42
|
$18.67
NZ$30.66
|
|
pay 20.3% more for housing
Spain
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.54
|
$51.53
NZ$84.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€772.78
|
$1,008.44
NZ$1,655.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€620.61
|
$831.90
NZ$1,366.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€99.50
|
$87.73
NZ$144.06
|
|
pay 58.1% more for childcare
Spain
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€355.54
|
$644.78
NZ$1,058.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,912.56
|
$10,893.97
NZ$17,888.30
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.57
|
$5.79
NZ$9.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.79
|
$3.36
NZ$5.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.20
|
$22.83
NZ$37.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€40.14
|
$38.17
NZ$62.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.90
|
$10.57
NZ$17.35
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
Spain
|
New Zealand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€68.17
|
$65.21
NZ$107.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.35
|
$40.47
NZ$66.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€70.05
|
$98.20
NZ$161.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.79
|
$107.95
NZ$177.26
|
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