Cost of living comparison

 Greece
compared to
 New Zealand
New Zealand vs. Greece Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 45.6% more expensive than Greece overall.

Restaurants
pay 57.1% more in New Zealand
Groceries
pay 47.5% more in New Zealand
Transportation
pay 18.0% more in New Zealand
Housing
pay 51.7% more in New Zealand
Childcare
pay 58.2% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports
pay 79.7% more in New Zealand
Clothing
pay 7.2% more in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Greece Cost Breakdown

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

pay 57.1% more for restaurants

 
Greece
New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.17
€11.58
$13.47
NZ$22.55
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.11
€8.01
$8.81
NZ$14.75
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.07
€1.82
$2.16
NZ$3.62

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pay 47.5% more for groceries

 
Greece
New Zealand
Bread
1 loaf
$1.33
€1.17
$1.86
NZ$3.12
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.30
€5.54
$3.77
NZ$6.31
Milk (1 gallon) $5.99
€5.27
$6.55
NZ$10.96

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pay 18.0% more for transportation

 
Greece
New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.55
€6.64
$6.26
NZ$10.48
Monthly public transit pass $40.19
€35.34
$69.15
NZ$115.76
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,316.80
€24,899.56
$24,735.85
NZ$41,408.26

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pay 51.7% more for housing

 
Greece
New Zealand
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.82
€28.86
$51.16
NZ$85.64
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $524.36
€461.08
$1,007.66
NZ$1,686.85
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $392.21
€344.88
$809.64
NZ$1,355.35

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pay 58.2% more for childcare

 
Greece
New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $413.12
€363.26
$611.89
NZ$1,024.31
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,332.60
€5,568.39
$10,661.07
NZ$17,846.82

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pay 79.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Greece
New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.40
€3.87
$6.10
NZ$10.21
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.49
€3.07
$3.30
NZ$5.53
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.94
€4.35
$22.88
NZ$38.30

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pay 7.2% more for clothing

 
Greece
New Zealand
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$83.64
€73.54
$65.31
NZ$109.32
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.83
€33.26
$40.78
NZ$68.27
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.15
€73.11
$93.71
NZ$156.87

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