Cost of living comparison

New Zealand

compared to

New Hampshire, USA

New Hampshire vs. New Zealand Cost of Living Summary

New Hampshire is 34.0% more expensive than New Zealand overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.1% more in New Hampshire
Groceries: pay 39.7% more in New Hampshire
Transportation: pay 10.7% less in New Hampshire
Housing: pay 70.8% more in New Hampshire
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in New Hampshire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.2% more in New Hampshire
Clothing: pay 7.1% less in New Hampshire

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

New Hampshire vs. New Zealand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.1% more for restaurants

	New Zealand	New Hampshire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.45 NZ$25.38	$22.08	+52.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.14 NZ$16.05	$11.38	+24.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.11 NZ$3.70	$2.39	+13.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 NZ$3.54	$1.89	-6.3%
Average			+21.1%

New Zealand vs. New Hampshire - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.7% more for groceries

	New Zealand	New Hampshire
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NZ$3.05	$3.49	+100.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 NZ$6.82	$6.89	+77.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 NZ$11.13	$3.90	-38.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.96 NZ$10.47	$4.21	-29.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.01 NZ$7.04	$5.63	+40.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 NZ$2.07	$2.13	+80.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 NZ$1.67	$0.79	-17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 NZ$2.27	$2.42	+86.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11 NZ$3.71	$2.30	+8.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.49	$1.21	+42.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 NZ$1.40	$1.47	+84.0%
Average			+39.7%

New Zealand vs. New Hampshire - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.7% less for transportation

	New Zealand	New Hampshire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.08 NZ$10.68	$3.21	-47.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.52 NZ$130.92	$52.80	-29.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,777.66 NZ$43,530.67	$34,178.60	+37.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.81 NZ$31.29	$17.04	-4.3%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 70.8% more for housing

	New Zealand	New Hampshire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.00 NZ$87.83	$67.97	+35.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$978.36 NZ$1,718.83	$1,783.33	+82.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$810.06 NZ$1,423.16	$1,553.61	+91.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.66 NZ$168.07	$165.57	+73.1%
Average			+70.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	New Zealand	New Hampshire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$635.34 NZ$1,116.21	$1,754.94	+176.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,463.91 NZ$23,654.10	$20,200.00	+50.0%
Average			+113.1%

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pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports

	New Zealand	New Hampshire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.04 NZ$10.62	$6.08	+0.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NZ$5.89	$4.54	+35.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.12 NZ$40.63	$11.75	-49.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.72 NZ$66.27	$54.99	+45.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 NZ$18.83	$13.21	+23.2%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 7.1% less for clothing

	New Zealand	New Hampshire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.22 NZ$114.59	$44.18	-32.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.23 NZ$68.93	$42.02	+7.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.28 NZ$158.61	$86.11	-4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 NZ$209.82	$121.14	+1.4%
Average			-7.1%

New Zealand vs. New Hampshire - Cost of clothing

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