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Queenstown vs. Coeur d'Alene Cost of Living Summary

Queenstown is 2.6% cheaper than Coeur d'Alene.

Restaurants: pay 19.0% less in Queenstown
Groceries: pay 6.6% more in Queenstown
Transportation: pay 50.6% more in Queenstown
Housing: pay 18.6% less in Queenstown
Childcare: pay 42.9% less in Queenstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7% more in Queenstown
Clothing: pay 30.9% more in Queenstown

The cost of transportation, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Queenstown are more expensive than in Coeur d'Alene. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, and housing are lower in Queenstown.

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Queenstown vs. Coeur d'Alene Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Queenstown instead of Coeur d'Alene, you would:

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pay 19.0% less for restaurants

	Coeur d'Alene	Queenstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.00	$14.01 NZ$24.77	-17.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$8.96 NZ$15.85	-25.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.62	$2.07 NZ$3.67	-20.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$2.04 NZ$3.62	+2.3%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 6.6% more for groceries

	Coeur d'Alene	Queenstown
Bread 1 loaf	$3.42	$1.96 NZ$3.46	-42.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.10	$4.17 NZ$7.37	-58.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74	$8.05 NZ$14.24	+115.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.33	$5.77 NZ$10.21	+33.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50	$4.50 NZ$7.96	+0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.75	$1.34 NZ$2.36	-23.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65	$1.05 NZ$1.86	+61.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50	$1.70 NZ$3.01	+13.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.74	$2.44 NZ$4.32	+40.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97	$1.56 NZ$2.77	+61.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88	$0.82 NZ$1.45	-6.5%
Average			+6.6%

Coeur d'Alene vs. Queenstown - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.6% more for transportation

	Coeur d'Alene	Queenstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94	$6.42 NZ$11.36	+63.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.00	$120.44 NZ$212.99	+330.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,597.50	$25,209.21 NZ$44,578.63	-22.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.64	$17.47 NZ$30.89	-39.0%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 18.6% less for housing

	Coeur d'Alene	Queenstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.29	$51.87 NZ$91.73	-25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,932.00	$1,488.74 NZ$2,632.62	-22.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,443.33	$1,267.18 NZ$2,240.82	-12.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.10	$84.02 NZ$148.58	-20.8%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 42.9% less for childcare

	Coeur d'Alene	Queenstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,600.00	$964.30 NZ$1,705.22	-39.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,000.00	$7,562.76 NZ$13,373.59	-46.0%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Coeur d'Alene	Queenstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.50	$6.72 NZ$11.89	+22.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.70	$3.22 NZ$5.70	-31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.53	$26.89 NZ$47.55	+215.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.67	$55.32 NZ$97.83	+7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.50	$10.22 NZ$18.08	-24.3%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 30.9% more for clothing

	Coeur d'Alene	Queenstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.00	$58.26 NZ$103.03	+5.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$45.94 NZ$81.23	+14.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.50	$91.03 NZ$160.98	+7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.00	$134.45 NZ$237.75	+124.1%
Average			+30.9%

Coeur d'Alene vs. Queenstown - Cost of clothing

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