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New Zealand vs. Fortaleza Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 94.0% more expensive than Fortaleza.

Restaurants: pay 75.1% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 63.8% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 69.7% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 10.2% less in New Zealand

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in New Zealand are more expensive than in Fortaleza. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

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New Zealand vs. Fortaleza Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.1% more for restaurants

	Fortaleza	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.97 R$32.48	$13.26 NZ$23.51	+122.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.96 R$43.31	$8.99 NZ$15.94	+12.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 R$6.32	$2.04 NZ$3.62	+75.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 R$3.58	$1.83 NZ$3.25	+178.6%
Average			+75.1%

Fortaleza vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.8% more for groceries

	Fortaleza	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 R$10.98	$1.73 NZ$3.06	-14.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.90 R$21.23	$3.78 NZ$6.71	-3.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 R$23.91	$6.47 NZ$11.47	+47.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 R$9.83	$5.79 NZ$10.26	+220.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.86 R$10.12	$3.83 NZ$6.79	+105.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 R$7.15	$1.22 NZ$2.16	-7.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.34	$0.94 NZ$1.67	+53.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 R$1.98	$1.32 NZ$2.34	+261.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.40	$2.20 NZ$3.90	+171.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 R$3.19	$0.89 NZ$1.58	+51.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 R$2.70	$0.67 NZ$1.18	+34.1%
Average			+63.8%

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pay 69.7% more for transportation

	Fortaleza	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.95 R$26.89	$6.34 NZ$11.23	+28.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.91 R$108.27	$83.43 NZ$147.87	+319.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$129K	$24,108.51 NZ$42,730.46	+1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.86 R$42.75	$17.20 NZ$30.48	+118.8%
Average			+69.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Fortaleza	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.14 R$114.98	$49.30 NZ$87.38	+133.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$429.28 R$2,334.62	$976.74 NZ$1,731.19	+127.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.46 R$1,269.67	$843.74 NZ$1,495.46	+261.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.83 R$515.70	$95.64 NZ$169.51	+0.9%
Average			+142.6%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Fortaleza	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.04 R$1,136.86	$716.92 NZ$1,270.68	+243.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,941.95 R$21,437.87	$16,937.81 NZ$30,020.94	+329.7%
Average			+283.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Fortaleza	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.19 R$11.91	$5.70 NZ$10.09	+160.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 R$12.45	$3.26 NZ$5.78	+42.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 R$11.77	$22.75 NZ$40.31	+950.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.08 R$141.84	$39.17 NZ$69.42	+50.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.97 R$32.48	$10.27 NZ$18.20	+72.0%
Average			+108.4%

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pay 10.2% less for clothing

	Fortaleza	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.70 R$357.30	$63.30 NZ$112.20	-3.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.73 R$324.82	$33.63 NZ$59.60	-43.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.67 R$683.47	$91.48 NZ$162.13	-27.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.35 R$377.13	$114.46 NZ$202.87	+65.1%
Average			-10.2%

Fortaleza vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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