Cost of living comparison

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New Zealand vs. Lower Hutt Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 0.2% cheaper than Lower Hutt.

Restaurants: pay 5.5% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 5.3% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 39.8% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 16.4% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 4.2% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% less in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 18.2% less in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Lower Hutt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Lower Hutt, you would:

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pay 5.5% less for restaurants

	Lower Hutt	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$14.45 NZ$25.01	+0.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.30 NZ$17.83	$9.14 NZ$15.82	-11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 NZ$3.89	$2.11 NZ$3.65	-6.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.12 NZ$3.66	$2.02 NZ$3.49	-4.7%
Average			-5.5%

Lower Hutt vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.3% less for groceries

	Lower Hutt	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.74 NZ$3.01	-12.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$3.88 NZ$6.72	-3.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$6.34 NZ$10.97	-6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$5.96 NZ$10.31	-12.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.99 NZ$6.91	$4.01 NZ$6.93	+0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 NZ$2.15	$1.18 NZ$2.04	-5.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 NZ$1.59	$0.95 NZ$1.65	+4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$1.29 NZ$2.24	-2.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$2.11 NZ$3.65	-8.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NZ$1.58	$0.85 NZ$1.47	-7.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.45	$0.80 NZ$1.38	-4.8%
Average			-5.3%

Lower Hutt vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.8% more for transportation

	Lower Hutt	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$6.08 NZ$10.52	-1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.85 NZ$49.93	$74.52 NZ$128.99	+158.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$24,777.66 NZ$42,890.20	-20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$17.81 NZ$30.83	+22.4%
Average			+39.8%

Lower Hutt vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.4% less for housing

	Lower Hutt	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$50.00 NZ$86.54	+2.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,442.32 NZ$2,496.67	$978.36 NZ$1,693.54	-32.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,057.70 NZ$1,830.89	$810.06 NZ$1,402.22	-23.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$95.66 NZ$165.59	-12.5%
Average			-16.4%

Lower Hutt vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 4.2% more for childcare

	Lower Hutt	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$692.32 NZ$1,198.40	$635.34 NZ$1,099.78	-8.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,538.60 NZ$19,973.35	$13,463.91 NZ$23,306.07	+16.7%
Average			+4.2%

Lower Hutt vs. New Zealand - Cost of childcare

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pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Lower Hutt	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$6.04 NZ$10.46	-8.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 NZ$5.99	$3.35 NZ$5.80	-3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.62 NZ$33.95	$23.12 NZ$40.03	+17.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.83 NZ$72.40	$37.72 NZ$65.30	-9.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.38 NZ$17.98	$10.72 NZ$18.56	+3.2%
Average			-0.1%

Lower Hutt vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.2% less for clothing

	Lower Hutt	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$65.22 NZ$112.90	-5.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.81 NZ$94.87	$39.23 NZ$67.91	-28.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$90.28 NZ$156.27	-20.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$119.43 NZ$206.73	-18.3%
Average			-18.2%

Lower Hutt vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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