Cost of living comparison

Delaware, USA

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Delaware Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 21.9% cheaper than Delaware.

Restaurants: pay 9.6% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 19.3% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 30.5% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 40.8% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 53.1% less in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.0% less in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 0.7% more in New Zealand

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

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New Zealand vs. Delaware Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.6% less for restaurants

	Delaware	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.62	$13.26 NZ$23.46	-15.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25	$8.99 NZ$15.90	-2.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43	$2.04 NZ$3.61	-15.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83	$1.83 NZ$3.24	+0.3%
Average			-9.6%

Delaware vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.3% less for groceries

	Delaware	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$3.09	$1.73 NZ$3.05	-44.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.97	$3.78 NZ$6.69	-36.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.37	$6.47 NZ$11.45	+48.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.95	$5.79 NZ$10.24	+17.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.47	$3.83 NZ$6.77	-30.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.16	$1.22 NZ$2.15	-43.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61	$0.94 NZ$1.67	+54.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.43	$1.32 NZ$2.33	-45.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11	$2.20 NZ$3.89	+4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.27	$0.89 NZ$1.57	-30.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04	$0.67 NZ$1.18	-35.9%
Average			-19.3%

Delaware vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.5% more for transportation

	Delaware	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.72	$6.34 NZ$11.21	+70.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00	$83.43 NZ$147.53	+39.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	-8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.70	$17.20 NZ$30.41	+25.5%
Average			+30.5%

Delaware vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 40.8% less for housing

	Delaware	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.17	$49.30 NZ$87.18	-23.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,684.22	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	-42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,427.86	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	-40.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$166.00	$95.64 NZ$169.12	-42.4%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 53.1% less for childcare

	Delaware	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,612.46	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75	-55.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$34,233.33	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92	-50.5%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Delaware	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.75	$5.70 NZ$10.07	+19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12	$3.26 NZ$5.77	-36.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.92	$22.75 NZ$40.22	+90.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.99	$39.17 NZ$69.26	-36.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.62	$10.27 NZ$18.16	-24.6%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 0.7% more for clothing

	Delaware	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.46	$63.30 NZ$111.94	+42.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.92	$33.63 NZ$59.46	-15.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.94	$91.48 NZ$161.76	+1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.94	$114.46 NZ$202.41	-15.8%
Average			+0.7%

Delaware vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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