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Egypt

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New Zealand

Tauranga vs. Alexandria Cost of Living Summary

Tauranga is 4.5 times more expensive than Alexandria.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Tauranga
Groceries: pay 3.5 times more in Tauranga
Transportation: pay 99.9% more in Tauranga
Housing: pay 10.4 times more in Tauranga
Childcare: pay 6.6 times more in Tauranga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9 times more in Tauranga
Clothing: pay 21.0% more in Tauranga

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Tauranga are more expensive than in Alexandria. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Tauranga.

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Tauranga vs. Alexandria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tauranga instead of Alexandria, you would:

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Alexandria	Tauranga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.25 EGP227.13	$14.01 NZ$24.77	+229.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.77 EGP255.20	$8.96 NZ$15.85	+87.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 EGP16.93	$1.79 NZ$3.17	+466.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.61	$1.76 NZ$3.12	+1326.2%
Average			+230.8%

Alexandria vs. Tauranga - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.5 times more for groceries

	Alexandria	Tauranga
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 EGP37.32	$1.95 NZ$3.44	+178.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.94 EGP103.61	$4.12 NZ$7.29	+112.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 EGP171.31	$7.26 NZ$12.84	+126.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 EGP62.20	$6.26 NZ$11.08	+438.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 EGP106.50	$4.19 NZ$7.41	+110.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 EGP37.22	$1.14 NZ$2.02	+63.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.70	$0.95 NZ$1.68	+170.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.25 EGP13.12	$1.01 NZ$1.79	+312.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP8.18	$2.17 NZ$3.83	+1316.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 EGP6.17	$0.78 NZ$1.38	+577.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.14 EGP7.61	$0.55 NZ$0.97	+285.6%
Average			+252.0%

Alexandria vs. Tauranga - Cost of groceries

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pay 99.9% more for transportation

	Alexandria	Tauranga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.72 EGP91.93	$6.43 NZ$11.37	+273.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.46 EGP612.48	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$25,203.61 NZ$44,568.72	-21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.77 EGP255.20	$17.93 NZ$31.70	+275.5%
Average			+99.9%

Alexandria vs. Tauranga - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.4 times more for housing

	Alexandria	Tauranga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 EGP714.56	$50.42 NZ$89.16	+277.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$136.87 EGP7,315.76	$1,095.76 NZ$1,937.68	+700.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$70.66 EGP3,776.97	$1,198.84 NZ$2,119.96	+1596.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.93 EGP584.30	$88.36 NZ$156.26	+708.3%
Average			+942.7%

Alexandria vs. Tauranga - Cost of housing

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pay 6.6 times more for childcare

	Alexandria	Tauranga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$86.90 EGP4,644.66	$728.27 NZ$1,287.83	+738.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,129.46 EGP114K	$11,204.09 NZ$19,812.72	+426.1%
Average			+564.0%

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Alexandria	Tauranga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 EGP71.46	$4.48 NZ$7.93	+235.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.29 EGP68.90	$3.39 NZ$5.99	+162.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 EGP102.08	$20.45 NZ$36.16	+970.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.99 EGP694.15	$54.34 NZ$96.09	+318.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.86 EGP153.12	$11.20 NZ$19.81	+291.1%
Average			+294.0%

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pay 21.0% more for clothing

	Alexandria	Tauranga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.74 EGP1,803.42	$65.17 NZ$115.24	+93.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.05 EGP2,461.27	$37.35 NZ$66.04	-18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.87 EGP6,941.47	$91.87 NZ$162.46	-29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.66 EGP3,028.38	$109.54 NZ$193.71	+93.3%
Average			+21.0%

Alexandria vs. Tauranga - Cost of clothing

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