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Belgium

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Tauranga vs. Brugge Cost of Living Summary

Tauranga is 2.5% cheaper than Brugge.

Restaurants: pay 32.2% less in Tauranga
Groceries: pay 9.6% more in Tauranga
Transportation: pay 22.1% less in Tauranga
Housing: pay 12.5% more in Tauranga
Childcare: pay 64.7% more in Tauranga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% less in Tauranga
Clothing: pay 34.9% less in Tauranga

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

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Tauranga vs. Brugge Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.2% less for restaurants

	Brugge	Tauranga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.99	$14.01 NZ$24.59	-37.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.99	$8.96 NZ$15.74	-20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 €2.64	$1.79 NZ$3.15	-39.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 €2.57	$1.76 NZ$3.09	-38.9%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 9.6% more for groceries

	Brugge	Tauranga
Bread 1 loaf	$1.92 €1.71	$1.95 NZ$3.42	+1.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 €5.15	$4.12 NZ$7.23	-28.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 €4.15	$7.26 NZ$12.75	+56.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.84 €3.42	$6.26 NZ$11.00	+63.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.42 €4.84	$4.19 NZ$7.36	-22.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.06	$1.14 NZ$2.00	-3.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$0.95 NZ$1.66	-4.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$1.01 NZ$1.78	+2.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.92	$2.17 NZ$3.81	+111.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.93	$0.78 NZ$1.37	-25.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.38	$0.55 NZ$0.96	+29.8%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 22.1% less for transportation

	Brugge	Tauranga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.63 €6.81	$6.43 NZ$11.29	-15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.87 €48.97	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,462.03 €31,651.21	$25,203.61 NZ$44,251.79	-28.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.07 €20.59	$17.93 NZ$31.47	-22.3%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 12.5% more for housing

	Brugge	Tauranga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.04 €47.34	$50.42 NZ$88.52	-4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.78 €824.51	$1,095.76 NZ$1,923.91	+18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$839.80 €749.55	$1,198.84 NZ$2,104.89	+42.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.43 €144.08	$88.36 NZ$155.15	-45.3%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 64.7% more for childcare

	Brugge	Tauranga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$597.19 €533.02	$728.27 NZ$1,278.67	+21.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,038.81 €4,497.33	$11,204.09 NZ$19,671.83	+122.4%
Average			+64.7%

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pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Brugge	Tauranga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.32 €4.75	$4.48 NZ$7.87	-15.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.87	$3.39 NZ$5.95	-21.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.16 €11.74	$20.45 NZ$35.90	+55.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.66 €38.08	$54.34 NZ$95.41	+27.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.56 €12.99	$11.20 NZ$19.67	-23.0%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 34.9% less for clothing

	Brugge	Tauranga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.18 €91.20	$65.17 NZ$114.42	-36.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.35 €52.97	$37.35 NZ$65.57	-37.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.65 €79.12	$91.87 NZ$161.31	+3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$253.81 €226.53	$109.54 NZ$192.33	-56.8%
Average			-34.9%

Brugge vs. Tauranga - Cost of clothing

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