Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 7.4% cheaper than Bahamas.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Bahamas, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
Bahamas
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.50
BSD27.50
|
$13.17
NZ$21.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
BSD8.75
|
$8.60
NZ$14.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
BSD1.94
|
$2.13
NZ$3.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BSD1.67
|
$1.99
NZ$3.30
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
Bahamas
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.45
BSD4.45
|
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
BSD3.95
|
$4.07
NZ$6.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.12
BSD13.12
|
$6.91
NZ$11.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.72
BSD5.72
|
$6.29
NZ$10.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.53
BSD4.53
|
$4.25
NZ$7.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
BSD1.87
|
$1.17
NZ$1.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
BSD1.44
|
$1.06
NZ$1.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
$1.37
NZ$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
BSD2.40
|
$2.55
NZ$4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
BSD2.09
|
$0.98
NZ$1.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
BSD1.33
|
$0.89
NZ$1.48
|
|
pay 6.3% less for transportation
Bahamas
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.83
BSD5.83
|
$6.39
NZ$10.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
BSD45.00
|
$64.20
NZ$106.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
$23,268.60
NZ$38,655.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.85
BSD30.85
|
$18.67
NZ$31.02
|
|
pay 34.7% less for housing
Bahamas
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$81.81
BSD81.81
|
$51.53
NZ$85.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,173.81
BSD1,173.81
|
$1,008.44
NZ$1,675.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,257.14
BSD1,257.14
|
$831.90
NZ$1,382.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$190.42
BSD190.42
|
$87.73
NZ$145.75
|
|
pay 22.5% more for childcare
Bahamas
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$481.67
BSD481.67
|
$644.78
NZ$1,071.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,792.86
BSD9,792.86
|
$10,893.97
NZ$18,097.80
|
|
pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bahamas
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
BSD4.00
|
$5.79
NZ$9.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.99
BSD4.99
|
$3.36
NZ$5.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.75
BSD10.75
|
$22.83
NZ$37.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.19
BSD80.19
|
$38.17
NZ$63.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
$10.57
NZ$17.55
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
Bahamas
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.58
BSD59.58
|
$65.21
NZ$108.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.08
BSD52.08
|
$40.47
NZ$67.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.67
BSD117.67
|
$98.20
NZ$163.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.67
BSD111.67
|
$107.95
NZ$179.33
|
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