Cost of living comparison

 Paris, France
compared to
 Queenstown, New Zealand
Queenstown vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Queenstown is 16.9% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants
pay 31.8% less in Queenstown
Groceries
pay 2.2% less in Queenstown
Transportation
pay 18.1% less in Queenstown
Housing
pay 3.8% more in Queenstown
Childcare
pay 56.5% less in Queenstown
Entertainment and Sports
pay 11.4% more in Queenstown
Clothing
pay 25.1% less in Queenstown

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

Queenstown vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

pay 31.8% less for restaurants

 
Paris
Queenstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€13.75
$10.75
NZ$17.89
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.86
€11.00
$8.96
NZ$14.91
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $4.09
€3.50
$2.19
NZ$3.64

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pay 2.2% less for groceries

 
Paris
Queenstown
Bread
1 loaf
$2.01
€1.72
$1.98
NZ$3.29
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.23
€9.61
$3.98
NZ$6.62
Milk (1 gallon) $5.41
€4.62
$7.88
NZ$13.12

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pay 18.1% less for transportation

 
Paris
Queenstown
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.65
€6.55
$6.23
NZ$10.37
Monthly public transit pass $92.60
€79.22
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,688.77
€27,965.25
$29,200.81
NZ$48,587.05

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pay 3.8% more for housing

 
Paris
Queenstown
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$33.65
€28.79
$52.44
NZ$87.25
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,367.25
€1,169.68
$1,400.69
NZ$2,330.60
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,057.37
€904.58
$1,269.08
NZ$2,111.62

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pay 56.5% less for childcare

 
Paris
Queenstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $756.26
€646.98
$373.26
NZ$621.06
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,942.48
€13,638.79
$5,972.15
NZ$9,937.02

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pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Paris
Queenstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.50
€6.42
$5.97
NZ$9.94
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.31
€3.69
$3.40
NZ$5.65
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.40
€11.46
$23.89
NZ$39.75

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pay 25.1% less for clothing

 
Paris
Queenstown
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$103.81
€88.81
$65.69
NZ$109.31
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.57
€39.84
$34.84
NZ$57.97
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$111.54
€95.42
$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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