Cost of living comparison

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Christchurch vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Christchurch is 41.3% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 68.0% more in Christchurch
Groceries: pay 56.2% more in Christchurch
Transportation: pay 10.5% more in Christchurch
Housing: pay 59.9% more in Christchurch
Childcare: pay 15.8% more in Christchurch
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.8% more in Christchurch
Clothing: pay 2.0% more in Christchurch

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, childcare, and transportation in Christchurch are more expensive than in Athens. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Christchurch.

Christchurch vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Christchurch instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 68.0% more for restaurants

	Athens	Christchurch
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.68	$17.32 NZ$31.14	+7.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 €9.41	$10.75 NZ$19.33	+11.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 €2.01	$2.41 NZ$4.34	+17.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 €0.53	$1.84 NZ$3.30	+235.7%
Average			+68.0%

Athens vs. Christchurch - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.2% more for groceries

	Athens	Christchurch
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 €1.24	$2.00 NZ$3.59	+56.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.59 €6.43	$4.24 NZ$7.63	-35.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 €6.14	$7.24 NZ$13.03	+15.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.50 €4.39	$6.43 NZ$11.55	+42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.77	$4.09 NZ$7.36	-16.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.91	$1.34 NZ$2.41	+44.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.87	$1.13 NZ$2.03	+26.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 €0.59	$1.42 NZ$2.56	+136.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.90	$2.52 NZ$4.53	+171.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.56	$0.97 NZ$1.74	+69.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.51	$1.09 NZ$1.96	+107.0%
Average			+56.2%

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pay 10.5% more for transportation

	Athens	Christchurch
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.64 €7.45	$6.28 NZ$11.30	-17.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.01 €29.26	$41.68 NZ$74.94	+38.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,384.48 €29,630.40	$26,874.66 NZ$48,327.03	-11.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 €12.54	$17.02 NZ$30.61	+32.3%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 59.9% more for housing

	Athens	Christchurch
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.55 €31.74	$48.71 NZ$87.59	+49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$634.68 €618.93	$1,329.40 NZ$2,390.58	+109.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$557.32 €543.49	$1,214.34 NZ$2,183.67	+117.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.41 €149.60	$95.92 NZ$172.49	-37.5%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 15.8% more for childcare

	Athens	Christchurch
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.20 €451.70	$634.54 NZ$1,141.05	+37.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,722.29 €10,456.19	$10,158.62 NZ$18,267.62	-5.3%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 76.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Christchurch
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.23	$6.57 NZ$11.81	+22.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 €3.61	$3.34 NZ$6.01	-9.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.88 €4.76	$23.59 NZ$42.42	+383.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.36 €48.14	$37.62 NZ$67.66	-23.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.65 €9.41	$10.75 NZ$19.33	+11.4%
Average			+76.8%

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pay 2.0% more for clothing

	Athens	Christchurch
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.11 €83.98	$79.03 NZ$142.12	-8.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.32 €37.37	$38.35 NZ$68.97	+0.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.75 €91.43	$85.40 NZ$153.57	-8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.38 €112.52	$144.00 NZ$258.94	+24.8%
Average			+2.0%

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