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New Zealand vs. Gold Coast Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 6.2% cheaper than Gold Coast.

Restaurants: pay 16.1% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 7.7% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 23.1% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 34.6% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 8.8% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% less in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 5.1% less in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Gold Coast Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Gold Coast, you would:

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pay 16.1% less for restaurants

	Gold Coast	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 A$27.18	$14.45 NZ$25.10	-19.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.83	$9.14 NZ$15.87	-6.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.78 A$4.20	$2.11 NZ$3.66	-24.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.34 A$3.53	$2.02 NZ$3.50	-13.7%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 7.7% less for groceries

	Gold Coast	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$2.58 A$3.90	$1.74 NZ$3.02	-32.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.78 A$5.71	$3.88 NZ$6.74	+2.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 A$8.00	$6.34 NZ$11.01	+19.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.68 A$7.07	$5.96 NZ$10.35	+27.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.04 A$6.10	$4.01 NZ$6.96	-0.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.45	$1.18 NZ$2.05	-27.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 A$1.95	$0.95 NZ$1.65	-26.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.68 A$2.54	$1.29 NZ$2.25	-23.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 A$2.68	$2.11 NZ$3.66	+18.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.85 NZ$1.48	-18.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 A$1.60	$0.80 NZ$1.38	-24.7%
Average			-7.7%

Gold Coast vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.1% more for transportation

	Gold Coast	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.68	$6.08 NZ$10.56	+37.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.33 A$79.08	$74.52 NZ$129.46	+42.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,060.36 A$43,911.22	$24,777.66 NZ$43,046.67	-14.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.01 A$21.17	$17.81 NZ$30.94	+27.1%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 34.6% less for housing

	Gold Coast	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.20 A$83.40	$50.00 NZ$86.86	-9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,818.60 A$2,747.97	$978.36 NZ$1,699.72	-46.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,341.06 A$2,026.38	$810.06 NZ$1,407.33	-39.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$169.08 A$255.49	$95.66 NZ$166.20	-43.4%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 8.8% more for childcare

	Gold Coast	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,150.05 A$3,248.80	$635.34 NZ$1,103.80	-70.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,156.66 A$10,813.96	$13,463.91 NZ$23,391.09	+88.1%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Gold Coast	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.88	$6.04 NZ$10.50	-7.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.52 A$5.31	$3.35 NZ$5.82	-4.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$32.05 A$48.44	$23.12 NZ$40.17	-27.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.60 A$58.32	$37.72 NZ$65.53	-2.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.08 A$19.77	$10.72 NZ$18.62	-18.1%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 5.1% less for clothing

	Gold Coast	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.84 A$91.93	$65.22 NZ$113.31	+7.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.28 A$72.95	$39.23 NZ$68.16	-18.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.28 A$136.41	$90.28 NZ$156.84
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.29 A$187.81	$119.43 NZ$207.49	-3.9%
Average			-5.1%

Gold Coast vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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