Cost of living comparison

 Berlin, Germany
compared to
 Queenstown, New Zealand
Queenstown vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Queenstown is 0.7% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants
pay 23.7% less in Queenstown
Groceries
pay 22.8% more in Queenstown
Transportation
pay 19.4% less in Queenstown
Housing
pay 3.0% less in Queenstown
Childcare
pay 8.2% less in Queenstown
Entertainment and Sports
pay 40.6% more in Queenstown
Clothing
pay 14.2% less in Queenstown

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

Queenstown vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 23.7% less for restaurants

 
Berlin
Queenstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€13.75
$10.75
NZ$17.89
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.79
€10.09
$8.96
NZ$14.91
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.88
€2.47
$2.19
NZ$3.64

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pay 22.8% more for groceries

 
Berlin
Queenstown
Bread
1 loaf
$1.96
€1.67
$1.98
NZ$3.29
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.66
€5.70
$3.98
NZ$6.62
Milk (1 gallon) $4.57
€3.91
$7.88
NZ$13.12

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pay 19.4% less for transportation

 
Berlin
Queenstown
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.19
€6.15
$6.23
NZ$10.37
Monthly public transit pass $52.52
€44.93
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,799.21
€27,204.23
$29,200.81
NZ$48,587.05

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pay 3.0% less for housing

 
Berlin
Queenstown
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.99
€38.49
$52.44
NZ$87.25
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,278.77
€1,093.99
$1,400.69
NZ$2,330.60
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $938.86
€803.20
$1,269.08
NZ$2,111.62

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pay 8.2% less for childcare

 
Berlin
Queenstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $306.98
€262.62
$373.26
NZ$621.06
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,639.17
€8,246.31
$5,972.15
NZ$9,937.02

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pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Berlin
Queenstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.29
€3.67
$5.97
NZ$9.94
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.98
€3.41
$3.40
NZ$5.65
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.11
€7.79
$23.89
NZ$39.75

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pay 14.2% less for clothing

 
Berlin
Queenstown
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.49
€73.14
$65.69
NZ$109.31
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.99
€35.07
$34.84
NZ$57.97
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.49
€81.69
$89.58
NZ$149.06

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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