Cost of living comparison

 Rome, Italy
compared to
 Queenstown, New Zealand
Queenstown vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Queenstown is 18.6% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants
pay 16.6% more in Queenstown
Groceries
pay 31.2% more in Queenstown
Transportation
pay 1.6% more in Queenstown
Housing
pay 26.2% more in Queenstown
Childcare
pay 34.9% less in Queenstown
Entertainment and Sports
pay 77.4% more in Queenstown
Clothing
pay 12.0% more in Queenstown

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Queenstown are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Queenstown.

Queenstown vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

pay 16.6% more for restaurants

 
Rome
Queenstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€13.75
$10.75
NZ$17.89
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.17
$8.96
NZ$14.91
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.23
€1.91
$2.19
NZ$3.64

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pay 31.2% more for groceries

 
Rome
Queenstown
Bread
1 loaf
$1.78
€1.52
$1.98
NZ$3.29
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.00
€5.99
$3.98
NZ$6.62
Milk (1 gallon) $6.20
€5.30
$7.88
NZ$13.12

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pay 1.6% more for transportation

 
Rome
Queenstown
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.15
€6.12
$6.23
NZ$10.37
Monthly public transit pass $37.51
€32.09
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,794.08
€22,922.33
$29,200.81
NZ$48,587.05

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pay 26.2% more for housing

 
Rome
Queenstown
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.46
€25.20
$52.44
NZ$87.25
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,180.31
€1,009.76
$1,400.69
NZ$2,330.60
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $763.10
€652.83
$1,269.08
NZ$2,111.62

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pay 34.9% less for childcare

 
Rome
Queenstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $508.83
€435.31
$373.26
NZ$621.06
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,490.67
€8,974.77
$5,972.15
NZ$9,937.02

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pay 77.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rome
Queenstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.58
$5.97
NZ$9.94
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.53
€1.31
$3.40
NZ$5.65
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.43
€5.50
$23.89
NZ$39.75

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pay 12.0% more for clothing

 
Rome
Queenstown
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.43
€55.98
$65.69
NZ$109.31
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.74
€26.30
$34.84
NZ$57.97
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$77.17
€66.02
$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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