Cost of living comparison

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New Zealand vs. Napier Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 2.6% cheaper than Napier.

Restaurants: pay 12.4% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 7.3% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 19.0% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 8.4% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 11.9% less in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.0% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 17.9% less in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Napier Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Napier, you would:

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pay 12.4% less for restaurants

	Napier	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.04 NZ$32.96	$14.45 NZ$25.01	-24.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.67 NZ$18.48	$9.14 NZ$15.82	-14.4%
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			-12.4%

Napier vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.3% more for groceries

	Napier	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 NZ$2.74	$1.74 NZ$3.01	+9.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.92 NZ$6.79	$3.88 NZ$6.72	-1.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 NZ$10.73	$6.34 NZ$10.97	+2.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.88 NZ$10.19	$5.96 NZ$10.31	+1.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.99 NZ$6.91	$4.01 NZ$6.93	+0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 NZ$1.86	$1.18 NZ$2.04	+10.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 NZ$1.39	$0.95 NZ$1.65	+18.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.87	$1.29 NZ$2.24	+19.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.55	$2.11 NZ$3.65	+42.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NZ$1.58	$0.85 NZ$1.47	-7.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 NZ$1.65	$0.80 NZ$1.38	-16.4%
Average			+7.3%

Napier vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.0% more for transportation

	Napier	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.07 NZ$10.51	$6.08 NZ$10.52	+0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.15 NZ$79.89	$74.52 NZ$128.99	+61.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,961.84 NZ$44,940.03	$24,777.66 NZ$42,890.20	-4.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.81 NZ$30.83
Average			+19.0%

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pay 8.4% less for housing

	Napier	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.01 NZ$79.64	$50.00 NZ$86.54	+8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,231.75 NZ$2,132.15	$978.36 NZ$1,693.54	-20.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$723.47 NZ$1,252.33	$810.06 NZ$1,402.22	+12.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.49 NZ$250.11	$95.66 NZ$165.59	-33.8%
Average			-8.4%

Napier vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 11.9% less for childcare

	Napier	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$721.16 NZ$1,248.33	$635.34 NZ$1,099.78	-11.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$13,463.91 NZ$23,306.07
Average			-11.9%

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pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Napier	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.92 NZ$11.98	$6.04 NZ$10.46	-12.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 NZ$5.99	$3.35 NZ$5.80	-3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.47 NZ$33.71	$23.12 NZ$40.03	+18.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.54 NZ$63.25	$37.72 NZ$65.30	+3.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.65 NZ$14.98	$10.72 NZ$18.56	+23.9%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 17.9% less for clothing

	Napier	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.19 NZ$164.78	$65.22 NZ$112.90	-31.5%
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	$99.23 NZ$171.77	$90.28 NZ$156.27	-9.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.60 NZ$212.22	$119.43 NZ$206.73	-2.6%
Average			-17.9%

Napier vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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