Cost of living comparison

Spain

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Spain Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 10.3% more expensive than Spain overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.5% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 11.3% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 13.7% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 8.9% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 67.1% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.2% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 5.9% less in New Zealand

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

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New Zealand vs. Spain Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.5% less for restaurants

	Spain	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.31	$13.26 NZ$23.46	-17.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.79 €9.61	$8.99 NZ$15.90	-16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.54 €2.26	$2.04 NZ$3.61	-19.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 €1.57	$1.83 NZ$3.24	+3.8%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 11.3% more for groceries

	Spain	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 €1.33	$1.73 NZ$3.05	+15.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.20 €6.40	$3.78 NZ$6.69	-47.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 €4.00	$6.47 NZ$11.45	+44.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 €2.93	$5.79 NZ$10.24	+75.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.74 €3.33	$3.83 NZ$6.77	+2.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.03	$1.22 NZ$2.15	+4.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.83	$0.94 NZ$1.67	+1.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.85	$1.32 NZ$2.33	+37.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.10	$2.20 NZ$3.89	+77.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.75	$0.89 NZ$1.57	+5.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.67 NZ$1.18	-25.4%
Average			+11.3%

Spain vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.7% more for transportation

	Spain	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.62 €5.89	$6.34 NZ$11.21	-4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.07 €27.66	$83.43 NZ$147.53	+168.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,519.36 €30,723.47	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	-30.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.43 €14.62	$17.20 NZ$30.41	+4.7%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 8.9% more for housing

	Spain	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.92 €26.63	$49.30 NZ$87.18	+64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$925.54 €823.76	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	+5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$728.71 €648.57	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	+15.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.11 €97.11	$95.64 NZ$169.12	-12.3%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 67.1% more for childcare

	Spain	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$480.60 €427.75	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75	+49.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,049.60 €8,054.47	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92	+87.2%
Average			+67.1%

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pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Spain	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.31 €2.94	$5.70 NZ$10.07	+72.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 €2.04	$3.26 NZ$5.77	+42.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 €5.54	$22.75 NZ$40.22	+265.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.01 €41.84	$39.17 NZ$69.26	-16.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.34 €8.32	$10.27 NZ$18.16	+9.9%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 5.9% less for clothing

	Spain	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.62 €71.76	$63.30 NZ$111.94	-21.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.25 €32.27	$33.63 NZ$59.46	-7.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.09 €80.18	$91.48 NZ$161.76	+1.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.00 €96.12	$114.46 NZ$202.41	+6.0%
Average			-5.9%

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