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Nelson vs. Burgos Cost of Living Summary

Nelson is 11.8% more expensive than Burgos.

Restaurants: pay 17.3% less in Nelson
Groceries: pay 30.3% more in Nelson
Transportation: pay 28.2% less in Nelson
Housing: pay 21.0% more in Nelson
Childcare: pay 3.2% less in Nelson
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Nelson
Clothing: pay 8.2% less in Nelson

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in Nelson are more expensive than in Burgos. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, clothing, and childcare are lower in Nelson. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Nelson.

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Nelson vs. Burgos Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nelson instead of Burgos, you would:

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pay 17.3% less for restaurants

	Burgos	Nelson
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.95	$13.73 NZ$24.27	-23.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.08 €8.97	$8.40 NZ$14.86	-16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 €1.87	$1.75 NZ$3.10	-16.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 €1.33	$1.68 NZ$2.97	+12.6%
Average			-17.3%

Burgos vs. Nelson - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.3% more for groceries

	Burgos	Nelson
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 €1.02	$2.11 NZ$3.73	+84.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.08 €8.97	$4.62 NZ$8.18	-54.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 €4.01	$7.12 NZ$12.59	+58.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 €2.22	$5.68 NZ$10.04	+127.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 €3.28	$3.39 NZ$5.99	-8.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$1.40 NZ$2.47	+37.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.67	$0.99 NZ$1.75	+31.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$1.37 NZ$2.42	+79.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 €1.08	$2.59 NZ$4.58	+112.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 €0.57	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+50.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.57 NZ$1.01	-37.1%
Average			+30.3%

Burgos vs. Nelson - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.2% less for transportation

	Burgos	Nelson
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.62 €5.89	$5.97 NZ$10.56	-9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,315.82 €32,322.39	$17,086.24 NZ$30,214.40	-53.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.15 €12.60	$16.19 NZ$28.63	+14.4%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 21.0% more for housing

	Burgos	Nelson
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.27 €31.39	$42.72 NZ$75.54	+21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$802.48 €714.23	$1,022.37 NZ$1,807.91	+27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$643.85 €573.05	$812.30 NZ$1,436.42	+26.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.82 €93.29	$98.59 NZ$174.34	-5.9%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 3.2% less for childcare

	Burgos	Nelson
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$447.89 €398.64	$448.16 NZ$792.51	+0.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,784.69 €12,268.87	$12,899.11 NZ$22,810.11	-6.4%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burgos	Nelson
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$7.28 NZ$12.88	+116.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 €1.62	$3.22 NZ$5.70	+77.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.84 €6.98	$25.18 NZ$44.53	+221.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.23 €26.91	$100.84 NZ$178.31	+233.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.60 €4.98	$11.20 NZ$19.81	+100.1%
Average			+136.4%

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pay 8.2% less for clothing

	Burgos	Nelson
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.78 €89.69	$52.29 NZ$92.46	-48.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.19 €28.65	$28.15 NZ$49.78	-12.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.18 €59.80	$101.77 NZ$179.97	+51.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.37 €119.59	$138.65 NZ$245.18	+3.2%
Average			-8.2%

Burgos vs. Nelson - Cost of clothing

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