Cost of living comparison

New Zealand

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Belgium

Charleroi vs. Nelson Cost of Living Summary

Charleroi is 10.4% more expensive than Nelson.

Restaurants: pay 53.6% more in Charleroi
Groceries: pay 4.9% less in Charleroi
Transportation: pay 45.4% more in Charleroi
Housing: pay 1.8% less in Charleroi
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Charleroi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.9% less in Charleroi
Clothing: pay 22.2% more in Charleroi

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

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Charleroi vs. Nelson Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Charleroi instead of Nelson, you would:

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pay 53.6% more for restaurants

	Nelson	Charleroi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.73 NZ$24.10	$22.39 €19.99	+63.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.40 NZ$14.75	$13.44 €11.99	+59.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 NZ$3.07	$2.16 €1.93	+23.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 NZ$2.95	$2.13 €1.90	+26.6%
Average			+53.6%

Nelson vs. Charleroi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.9% less for groceries

	Nelson	Charleroi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.11 NZ$3.70	$2.52 €2.25	+19.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.62 NZ$8.12	$8.62 €7.69	+86.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 NZ$12.50	$4.41 €3.93	-38.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.68 NZ$9.97	$3.71 €3.31	-34.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 NZ$5.95	$5.42 €4.84	+60.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.45	$1.17 €1.04	-16.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 NZ$1.73	$1.03 €0.92	+4.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NZ$2.40	$1.20 €1.07	-12.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 NZ$4.55	$1.51 €1.35	-41.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 NZ$1.67	$0.96 €0.86	+0.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 NZ$1.00	$0.51 €0.45	-10.8%
Average			-4.9%

Nelson vs. Charleroi - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.4% more for transportation

	Nelson	Charleroi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.97 NZ$10.48	$7.05 €6.29	+18.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$41.43 €36.98
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,086.24 NZ$29,999.54	$30,232.86 €26,983.98	+76.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.19 NZ$28.43	$27.10 €24.19	+67.4%
Average			+45.4%

Nelson vs. Charleroi - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.8% less for housing

	Nelson	Charleroi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.72 NZ$75.00	$47.40 €42.31	+11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,022.37 NZ$1,795.05	$802.48 €716.24	-21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$812.30 NZ$1,426.21	$821.14 €732.90	+1.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.59 NZ$173.10	$156.74 €139.90	+59.0%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Nelson	Charleroi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$448.16 NZ$786.87	$1,623.62 €1,449.14	+262.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,899.11 NZ$22,647.90	$16,796.03 €14,991.10	+30.2%
Average			+117.2%

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pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Nelson	Charleroi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.28 NZ$12.79	$3.25 €2.90	-55.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 NZ$5.66	$2.99 €2.67	-7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.18 NZ$44.21	$12.54 €11.19	-50.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.84 NZ$177.05	$31.72 €28.31	-68.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 NZ$19.67	$15.12 €13.49	+34.9%
Average			-36.9%

Nelson vs. Charleroi - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.2% more for clothing

	Nelson	Charleroi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.29 NZ$91.80	$111.27 €99.31	+112.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.15 NZ$49.42	$51.94 €46.36	+84.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.77 NZ$178.69	$89.58 €79.95	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.65 NZ$243.44	$89.58 €79.95	-35.4%
Average			+22.2%

Nelson vs. Charleroi - Cost of clothing

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