Cost of living comparison

Indiana, USA

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Indiana Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 7.7% cheaper than Indiana.

Restaurants: pay 13.3% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 9.2% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 32.7% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 21.0% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 24.8% less in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 6.6% more in New Zealand

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

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New Zealand vs. Indiana Cost Breakdown

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pay 13.3% less for restaurants

	Indiana	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.74	$13.26 NZ$23.46	-15.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.13	$8.99 NZ$15.90	-11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46	$2.04 NZ$3.61	-16.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92	$1.83 NZ$3.24	-4.8%
Average			-13.3%

Indiana vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.2% less for groceries

	Indiana	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$2.64	$1.73 NZ$3.05	-34.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54	$3.78 NZ$6.69	-31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.99	$6.47 NZ$11.45	+116.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.21	$5.79 NZ$10.24	+80.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.97	$3.83 NZ$6.77	-23.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17	$1.22 NZ$2.15	-44.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63	$0.94 NZ$1.67	+50.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.88	$1.32 NZ$2.33	-29.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87	$2.20 NZ$3.89	+17.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.13	$0.89 NZ$1.57	-21.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.41	$0.67 NZ$1.18	-52.8%
Average			-9.2%

Indiana vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.7% more for transportation

	Indiana	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.43	$6.34 NZ$11.21	+84.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.81	$83.43 NZ$147.53	+109.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,690.95	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	-32.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.98	$17.20 NZ$30.41	+1.3%
Average			+32.7%

Indiana vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.0% less for housing

	Indiana	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.01	$49.30 NZ$87.18	-23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,239.41	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	-21.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,011.72	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	-16.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.25	$95.64 NZ$169.12	-30.8%
Average			-21.0%

Indiana vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 24.8% less for childcare

	Indiana	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,136.10	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75	-36.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,895.61	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92	-10.4%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Indiana	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.07	$5.70 NZ$10.07	+12.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.67	$3.26 NZ$5.77	-30.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.92	$22.75 NZ$40.22	+154.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.49	$39.17 NZ$69.26	+17.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.33	$10.27 NZ$18.16	-16.7%
Average			+3.9%

Indiana vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.6% more for clothing

	Indiana	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.89	$63.30 NZ$111.94	+32.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48	$33.63 NZ$59.46	-7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.48	$91.48 NZ$161.76	+2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.40	$114.46 NZ$202.41	+3.7%
Average			+6.6%

Indiana vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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