Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 11.9% cheaper than Costa Mesa.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Costa Mesa, you would:
pay 22.3% less for restaurants
Costa Mesa
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New Zealand
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$13.17
NZ$21.88
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
|
$8.60
NZ$14.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$2.13
NZ$3.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
|
$1.99
NZ$3.30
|
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pay 12.4% less for groceries
Costa Mesa
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New Zealand
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.86
|
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.56
|
$4.07
NZ$6.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.11
|
$6.91
NZ$11.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
|
$6.29
NZ$10.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.70
|
$4.25
NZ$7.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$1.17
NZ$1.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$1.06
NZ$1.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.37
NZ$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.87
|
$2.55
NZ$4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.98
NZ$1.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$0.89
NZ$1.48
|
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pay 12.0% more for transportation
Costa Mesa
|
New Zealand
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
|
$6.39
NZ$10.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.20
NZ$106.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,499.50
|
$23,268.60
NZ$38,655.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.67
NZ$31.02
|
|
pay 51.1% less for housing
Costa Mesa
|
New Zealand
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.67
|
$51.53
NZ$85.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,665.33
|
$1,008.44
NZ$1,675.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,400.00
|
$831.90
NZ$1,382.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.41
|
$87.73
NZ$145.75
|
|
pay 35.5% less for childcare
Costa Mesa
|
New Zealand
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,000.00
|
$644.78
NZ$1,071.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,893.97
NZ$18,097.80
|
|
pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports
Costa Mesa
|
New Zealand
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$5.79
NZ$9.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.52
|
$3.36
NZ$5.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$22.83
NZ$37.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$38.17
NZ$63.42
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$10.57
NZ$17.55
|
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pay 8.8% more for clothing
Costa Mesa
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New Zealand
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$65.21
NZ$108.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.75
|
$40.47
NZ$67.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$98.20
NZ$163.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.25
|
$107.95
NZ$179.33
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