Cost of living comparison

Marshall Islands

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Marshall Islands Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 4.5% cheaper than Marshall Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 54.3% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 5.4% less in New Zealand
Housing: pay 4.9% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.6% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 51.8% more in New Zealand

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

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New Zealand vs. Marshall Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

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pay 7.8% more for restaurants

	Marshall Islands	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00	$13.26 NZ$23.46	+32.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.50	$8.99 NZ$15.90	-14.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83	$2.04 NZ$3.61	+11.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.83 NZ$3.24	-8.4%
Average			+7.8%

Marshall Islands vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.3% less for groceries

	Marshall Islands	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$3.40	$1.73 NZ$3.05	-49.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$15.39	$3.78 NZ$6.69	-75.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.52	$6.47 NZ$11.45	-24.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.19	$5.79 NZ$10.24	+11.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.99	$3.83 NZ$6.77	-23.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99	$1.22 NZ$2.15	-38.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.29	$0.94 NZ$1.67	-71.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95	$1.32 NZ$2.33	-66.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.79	$2.20 NZ$3.89	-62.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.39	$0.89 NZ$1.57	-62.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.49	$0.67 NZ$1.18	-73.3%
Average			-54.3%

Marshall Islands vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.4% less for transportation

	Marshall Islands	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.81	$6.34 NZ$11.21	-7.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$83.43 NZ$147.53
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	-3.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.20 NZ$30.41
Average			-5.4%

Marshall Islands vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.9% less for housing

	Marshall Islands	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.00	$49.30 NZ$87.18	-38.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$775.00	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	+26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$875.00	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	-3.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.13	$95.64 NZ$169.12	-50.0%
Average			-4.9%

Marshall Islands vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Marshall Islands	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$150.00	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75	+377.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,640.00	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92	+541.6%
Average			+453.8%

Marshall Islands vs. New Zealand - Cost of childcare

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pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Marshall Islands	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$5.70 NZ$10.07	+26.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33	$3.26 NZ$5.77	-24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$22.75 NZ$40.22	+279.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.50	$39.17 NZ$69.26	+4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$10.27 NZ$18.16
Average			+19.6%

Marshall Islands vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 51.8% more for clothing

	Marshall Islands	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.00	$63.30 NZ$111.94	-9.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$33.63 NZ$59.46	-15.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00	$91.48 NZ$161.76	+204.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00	$114.46 NZ$202.41	+128.9%
Average			+51.8%

Marshall Islands vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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