Cost of Living Comparison

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

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Nauru	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$11.92 NZ$16.27
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$7.53 NZ$10.28
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$2.13 NZ$2.91
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.82 NZ$2.48

Nauru vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Nauru	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.45 NZ$1.98
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.53 NZ$4.82
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$6.40 NZ$8.74
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$3.30 NZ$4.51
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.64 NZ$4.96
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.05 NZ$1.43
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.88 NZ$1.20
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.07 NZ$1.46
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.67 NZ$2.28
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.91 NZ$1.25
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.75 NZ$1.02

Nauru vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Nauru	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.37 NZ$7.33
Monthly public transit pass	??	$93.67 NZ$127.87
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$23,847.45 NZ$32,554.25
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$19.03 NZ$25.98

Nauru vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Nauru	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$56.95 NZ$77.74
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$931.70 NZ$1,271.86
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$723.30 NZ$987.39
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$89.68 NZ$122.42

Nauru vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Nauru	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$690.11 NZ$942.08
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,835.64 NZ$12,061.57

Nauru vs. New Zealand - Cost of childcare

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Nauru	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$5.45 NZ$7.45
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$3.04 NZ$4.15
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$19.92 NZ$27.20
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$39.15 NZ$53.45
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$9.91 NZ$13.53

Nauru vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Nauru	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$65.99 NZ$90.08
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$37.62 NZ$51.35
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$95.36 NZ$130.18
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$105.42 NZ$143.90

Nauru vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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