Cost of living comparison

New Zealand

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France

La Rochelle vs. Nelson Cost of Living Summary

La Rochelle is 8.9% more expensive than Nelson.

Restaurants: pay 52.4% more in La Rochelle
Groceries: pay 5.7% less in La Rochelle
Transportation: pay 65.4% more in La Rochelle
Housing: pay 2.6% less in La Rochelle
Childcare: pay 14.1% more in La Rochelle
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.0% less in La Rochelle
Clothing: pay 14.5% more in La Rochelle

The cost of transportation, restaurants, clothing, and childcare in La Rochelle are more expensive than in Nelson. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in La Rochelle.

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La Rochelle vs. Nelson Cost Breakdown

If you lived in La Rochelle instead of Nelson, you would:

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pay 52.4% more for restaurants

	Nelson	La Rochelle
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.73 NZ$24.27	$22.39 €19.93	+63.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.40 NZ$14.86	$14.00 €12.46	+66.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 NZ$3.10	$2.80 €2.49	+59.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 NZ$2.97	$1.32 €1.17	-21.7%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 5.7% less for groceries

	Nelson	La Rochelle
Bread 1 loaf	$2.11 NZ$3.73	$1.84 €1.63	-12.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.62 NZ$8.18	$5.37 €4.78	+16.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 NZ$12.59	$5.34 €4.75	-25.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.68 NZ$10.04	$3.96 €3.53	-30.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 NZ$5.99	$5.33 €4.75	+57.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.47	$1.40 €1.24
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 NZ$1.75	$0.81 €0.72	-17.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NZ$2.42	$1.27 €1.13	-7.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 NZ$4.58	$1.52 €1.36	-41.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 NZ$1.69	$0.86 €0.77	-9.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 NZ$1.01	$0.88 €0.78	+54.7%
Average			-5.7%

Nelson vs. La Rochelle - Cost of groceries

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pay 65.4% more for transportation

	Nelson	La Rochelle
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.97 NZ$10.56	$7.98 €7.10	+33.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$39.19 €34.88
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,086.24 NZ$30,214.40	$36,273.83 €32,285.02	+112.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.19 NZ$28.63	??
Average			+65.4%

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pay 2.6% less for housing

	Nelson	La Rochelle
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.72 NZ$75.54	$33.22 €29.57	-22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,022.37 NZ$1,807.91	$1,138.40 €1,013.22	+11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$812.30 NZ$1,436.42	$690.50 €614.57	-15.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.59 NZ$174.34	$104.18 €92.72	+5.7%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 14.1% more for childcare

	Nelson	La Rochelle
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$448.16 NZ$792.51	$683.04 €607.93	+52.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,899.11 NZ$22,810.11	$11,018.20 €9,806.59	-14.6%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Nelson	La Rochelle
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.28 NZ$12.88	$7.28 €6.48	-0.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 NZ$5.70	$3.78 €3.36	+17.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.18 NZ$44.53	$14.28 €12.71	-43.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.84 NZ$178.31	$35.46 €31.56	-64.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 NZ$19.81	$8.96 €7.97	-20.0%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 14.5% more for clothing

	Nelson	La Rochelle
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.29 NZ$92.46	$78.38 €69.76	+49.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.15 NZ$49.78	$27.99 €24.92	-0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.77 NZ$179.97	$109.73 €97.67	+7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.65 NZ$245.18	$148.36 €132.05	+7.0%
Average			+14.5%

Nelson vs. La Rochelle - Cost of clothing

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