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Nelson vs. Kavala Cost of Living Summary

Nelson is 31.5% more expensive than Kavala.

Restaurants: pay 10.8% less in Nelson
Groceries: pay 26.9% more in Nelson
Transportation: pay 26.6% less in Nelson
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Nelson
Childcare: pay 15.9% more in Nelson
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.8% more in Nelson
Clothing: pay 18.2% less in Nelson

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare in Nelson are more expensive than in Kavala. Expenses including transportation, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Nelson. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Nelson.

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Nelson vs. Kavala Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nelson instead of Kavala, you would:

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pay 10.8% less for restaurants

	Kavala	Nelson
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$13.73 NZ$24.27	-18.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$8.40 NZ$14.86	-25.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 €1.67	$1.75 NZ$3.10	-6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 €0.65	$1.68 NZ$2.97	+130.9%
Average			-10.8%

Kavala vs. Nelson - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.9% more for groceries

	Kavala	Nelson
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 €1.16	$2.11 NZ$3.73	+61.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.09 €6.31	$4.62 NZ$8.18	-34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.58 €4.97	$7.12 NZ$12.59	+27.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.03 €3.59	$5.68 NZ$10.04	+40.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 €3.23	$3.39 NZ$5.99	-6.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.03	$1.40 NZ$2.47	+20.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$0.99 NZ$1.75	-0.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.86	$1.37 NZ$2.42	+42.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 €1.08	$2.59 NZ$4.58	+112.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.51	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+66.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.40	$0.57 NZ$1.01	+28.1%
Average			+26.9%

Kavala vs. Nelson - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.6% less for transportation

	Kavala	Nelson
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.07 €7.18	$5.97 NZ$10.56	-26.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$61.59 €54.81	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,895.19	$17,086.24 NZ$30,214.40	-38.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.16 €11.71	$16.19 NZ$28.63	+23.1%
Average			-26.6%

Kavala vs. Nelson - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Kavala	Nelson
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.47 €27.12	$42.72 NZ$75.54	+40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$405.90 €361.27	$1,022.37 NZ$1,807.91	+151.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.93 €249.15	$812.30 NZ$1,436.42	+190.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.42 €132.10	$98.59 NZ$174.34	-33.6%
Average			+111.9%

Kavala vs. Nelson - Cost of housing

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pay 15.9% more for childcare

	Kavala	Nelson
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$476.59 €424.18	$448.16 NZ$792.51	-6.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,030.67 €8,037.62	$12,899.11 NZ$22,810.11	+42.8%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kavala	Nelson
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$7.28 NZ$12.88	+30.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.64 €3.24	$3.22 NZ$5.70	-11.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.37 €4.78	$25.18 NZ$44.53	+368.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.99 €49.83	$100.84 NZ$178.31	+80.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.36 €9.22	$11.20 NZ$19.81	+8.2%
Average			+41.8%

Kavala vs. Nelson - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.2% less for clothing

	Kavala	Nelson
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.78 €86.14	$52.29 NZ$92.46	-46.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.46 €40.46	$28.15 NZ$49.78	-38.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.98 €87.20	$101.77 NZ$179.97	+3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.49 €95.67	$138.65 NZ$245.18	+29.0%
Average			-18.2%

Kavala vs. Nelson - Cost of clothing

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