Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 24.8% cheaper than Los Angeles.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Los Angeles, you would:
pay 25.4% less for restaurants
Los Angeles
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.52
|
$13.17
NZ$21.47
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$8.60
NZ$14.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$2.13
NZ$3.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$1.99
NZ$3.24
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
Los Angeles
|
New Zealand
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.18
|
$1.87
NZ$3.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.76
|
$4.07
NZ$6.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.60
|
$6.91
NZ$11.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.92
|
$6.29
NZ$10.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.43
|
$4.25
NZ$6.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$1.17
NZ$1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$1.06
NZ$1.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$1.37
NZ$2.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
|
$2.55
NZ$4.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.98
NZ$1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.89
NZ$1.45
|
|
pay 3.1% less for transportation
Los Angeles
|
New Zealand
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
|
$6.39
NZ$10.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.48
|
$64.20
NZ$104.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$23,268.60
NZ$37,930.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$18.67
NZ$30.44
|
|
pay 47.6% less for housing
Los Angeles
|
New Zealand
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.34
|
$51.53
NZ$84.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,490.71
|
$1,008.44
NZ$1,643.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,107.10
|
$831.90
NZ$1,356.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.78
|
$87.73
NZ$143.02
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
Los Angeles
|
New Zealand
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,950.00
|
$644.78
NZ$1,051.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,750.00
|
$10,893.97
NZ$17,758.53
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
Los Angeles
|
New Zealand
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$5.79
NZ$9.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
|
$3.36
NZ$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$22.83
NZ$37.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.08
|
$38.17
NZ$62.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$10.57
NZ$17.22
|
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pay 9.2% less for clothing
Los Angeles
|
New Zealand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.08
|
$65.21
NZ$106.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.06
|
$40.47
NZ$65.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.54
|
$98.20
NZ$160.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.95
|
$107.95
NZ$175.97
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