Indiana is 1.5% cheaper than New Zealand.

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

pay 7.6% less for restaurants

 
New Zealand
Indiana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.87
NZ$28.14
$14.98
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.84
NZ$14.74
$8.12
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.18
NZ$3.64
$2.14
 

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pay 24.2% more for groceries

 
New Zealand
Indiana
Bread
1 loaf
$1.80
NZ$3.00
$2.51
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.27
NZ$7.12
$5.56
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.85
NZ$11.43
$2.82
 

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pay 35.9% less for transportation

 
New Zealand
Indiana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.65
NZ$11.10
$3.44
 
Monthly public transit pass $70.72
NZ$117.94
$32.80
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,712.32
NZ$41,214.69
$24,723.27
 

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pay 20.5% more for housing

 
New Zealand
Indiana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$52.92
NZ$88.26
$62.63
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $860.75
NZ$1,435.54
$979.59
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $721.70
NZ$1,203.64
$828.40
 

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pay 27.8% more for childcare

 
New Zealand
Indiana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $628.34
NZ$1,047.93
$939.29
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,002.94
NZ$16,682.68
$10,609.09
 

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pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
New Zealand
Indiana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.88
NZ$9.81
$4.52
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.20
NZ$5.34
$4.31
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$23.28
NZ$38.82
$7.18
 

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pay 25.0% less for clothing

 
New Zealand
Indiana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.76
NZ$109.67
$40.80
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.74
NZ$71.28
$32.65
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.05
NZ$163.53
$75.37
 

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