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New Zealand vs. Chattanooga Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 2.5% cheaper than Chattanooga.

Restaurants: pay 16.4% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 11.3% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 41.1% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 32.0% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 43.8% less in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.7% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 18.3% more in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Chattanooga Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Chattanooga, you would:

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pay 16.4% less for restaurants

	Chattanooga	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$14.45 NZ$25.01	-27.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00	$9.14 NZ$15.82	-16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$2.11 NZ$3.65	-15.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.12	$2.02 NZ$3.49	-5.1%
Average			-16.4%

Chattanooga vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.3% less for groceries

	Chattanooga	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$3.54	$1.74 NZ$3.01	-51.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.86	$3.88 NZ$6.72	-43.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.85	$6.34 NZ$10.97	+64.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.25	$5.96 NZ$10.31	+40.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.62	$4.01 NZ$6.93	-39.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.88	$1.18 NZ$2.04	-59.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64	$0.95 NZ$1.65	+48.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.95	$1.29 NZ$2.24	-33.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.63	$2.11 NZ$3.65	+29.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51	$0.85 NZ$1.47	-43.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.28	$0.80 NZ$1.38	-37.5%
Average			-11.3%

Chattanooga vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.1% more for transportation

	Chattanooga	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84	$6.08 NZ$10.52	+114.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.00	$74.52 NZ$128.99	+49.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,958.45	$24,777.66 NZ$42,890.20	-29.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.68	$17.81 NZ$30.83	+30.2%
Average			+41.1%

Chattanooga vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 32.0% less for housing

	Chattanooga	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.33	$50.00 NZ$86.54	-30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,616.67	$978.36 NZ$1,693.54	-39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,274.17	$810.06 NZ$1,402.22	-36.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.31	$95.66 NZ$165.59	-21.1%
Average			-32.0%

Chattanooga vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 43.8% less for childcare

	Chattanooga	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,083.33	$635.34 NZ$1,099.78	-41.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,000.00	$13,463.91 NZ$23,306.07	-46.1%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Chattanooga	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$6.04 NZ$10.46	+0.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.00	$3.35 NZ$5.80	-32.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00	$23.12 NZ$40.03	+189.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.00	$37.72 NZ$65.30	-5.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$10.72 NZ$18.56	-17.5%
Average			+26.7%

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pay 18.3% more for clothing

	Chattanooga	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.25	$65.22 NZ$112.90	+58.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75	$39.23 NZ$67.91	+16.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.40	$90.28 NZ$156.27	-8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.44	$119.43 NZ$206.73	+7.2%
Average			+18.3%

Chattanooga vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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