Cost of living comparison
Italy is 8.3% cheaper than New Zealand overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.7% more in Italy
- Groceries
-
pay 7.0% less in Italy
- Transportation
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pay 1.9% less in Italy
- Housing
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pay 12.8% less in Italy
- Childcare
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pay 14.0% less in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 23.7% less in Italy
- Clothing
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pay 2.6% less in Italy
Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 3.7% more for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.47
NZ$23.80
|
$16.15
€15.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
NZ$15.56
|
$10.06
€9.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.82
|
$2.55
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
NZ$3.44
|
$1.22
€1.18
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NZ$3.29
|
$2.04
€1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.77
NZ$6.66
|
$6.83
€6.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.55
NZ$11.56
|
$5.53
€5.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.92
NZ$10.47
|
$3.41
€3.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$7.51
|
$5.05
€4.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$2.03
|
$0.97
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.84
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.31
|
$1.04
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.31
NZ$4.08
|
$1.31
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
NZ$1.59
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.47
|
$0.71
€0.69
|
|
pay 1.9% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
NZ$11.06
|
$7.22
€6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.15
NZ$122.16
|
$38.81
€37.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,735.85
NZ$43,695.21
|
$28,223.13
€27,326.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.90
NZ$31.62
|
$19.13
€18.52
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.16
NZ$90.37
|
$28.87
€27.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.66
NZ$1,780.01
|
$656.19
€635.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.64
NZ$1,430.20
|
$511.91
€495.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
NZ$161.94
|
$150.39
€145.61
|
|
pay 14.0% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$611.89
NZ$1,080.88
|
$508.72
€492.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,661.07
NZ$18,832.49
|
$9,465.55
€9,164.94
|
|
pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.10
NZ$10.77
|
$5.01
€4.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NZ$5.83
|
$1.69
€1.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.88
NZ$40.41
|
$6.20
€6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.53
NZ$68.06
|
$52.12
€50.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
NZ$19.28
|
$9.39
€9.09
|
|
pay 2.6% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.31
NZ$115.36
|
$78.41
€75.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
NZ$72.04
|
$33.87
€32.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.71
NZ$165.54
|
$86.07
€83.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.74
NZ$215.06
|
$115.43
€111.77
|
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