Cost of living comparison

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New Zealand vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 21.5% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 9.0% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 19.6% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 17.2% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 5.0% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 11.0% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.8% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 18.2% more in New Zealand

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, transportation, childcare, and restaurants in New Zealand are more expensive than in Rome.

New Zealand vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.0% more for restaurants

	Rome	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.68	$13.47 NZ$24.23	-16.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.45	$8.81 NZ$15.84	-17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.18	$2.16 NZ$3.89	-3.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.10	$1.94 NZ$3.50	+73.2%
Average			+9.0%

Rome vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.6% more for groceries

	Rome	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.74	$1.86 NZ$3.35	+4.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.83	$3.77 NZ$6.78	-46.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €6.04	$6.55 NZ$11.77	+5.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.67	$5.92 NZ$10.65	+57.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.77	$4.25 NZ$7.64	-13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €1.05	$1.15 NZ$2.06	+7.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.90	$1.04 NZ$1.87	+12.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.87	$1.31 NZ$2.35	+46.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.07	$2.31 NZ$4.15	+111.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.71	$0.90 NZ$1.62	+23.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.76	$0.83 NZ$1.49	+5.9%
Average			+19.6%

Rome vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.2% more for transportation

	Rome	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.97	$6.26 NZ$11.26	-12.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €36.58	$69.15 NZ$124.35	+84.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €26,129.10	$24,735.85 NZ$44,480.95	-7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €16.72	$17.90 NZ$32.19	+4.4%
Average			+17.2%

Rome vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.0% more for housing

	Rome	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €28.72	$51.16 NZ$91.99	+73.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,151.02	$1,007.66 NZ$1,812.02	-14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €744.16	$809.64 NZ$1,455.92	+6.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €163.11	$91.68 NZ$164.86	-45.2%
Average			+5.0%

Rome vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 11.0% more for childcare

	Rome	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €496.20	$611.89 NZ$1,100.32	+20.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €10,230.31	$10,661.07 NZ$19,171.14	+1.6%
Average			+11.0%

Rome vs. New Zealand - Cost of childcare

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pay 70.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.23	$6.10 NZ$10.96	+13.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.49	$3.30 NZ$5.94	+116.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.27	$22.88 NZ$41.14	+255.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €56.87	$38.53 NZ$69.28	-33.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.45	$10.92 NZ$19.63	+1.9%
Average			+70.8%

Rome vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.2% more for clothing

	Rome	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €63.81	$65.31 NZ$117.44	-0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €29.97	$40.78 NZ$73.34	+32.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €75.25	$93.71 NZ$168.51	+21.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €99.78	$121.74 NZ$218.92	+19.0%
Average			+18.2%

Rome vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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