Cost of Living Comparison

NZD

COMPARED TO

ZAR

If you lived in South Africa instead of Niue, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Niue	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$9.30 R122.86
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$4.56 R60.31
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.03 R13.65
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.80 R10.55

Niue vs. South Africa - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Niue	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.98 R12.94
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.71 R48.98
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$4.22 R55.81
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$2.09 R27.65
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.47 R32.60
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.76 R9.99
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.68 R8.95
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.74 R9.82
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.68 R8.99
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.53 R6.94
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.53 R7.03

Niue vs. South Africa - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Niue	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.34 R57.40
Monthly public transit pass	??	$44.53 R588.36
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$20,553.81 R271,548.69
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.27 R109.32

Niue vs. South Africa - Cost of transportation

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Niue	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$66.03 R872.36
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$465.23 R6,146.40
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$389.59 R5,147.15
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$82.93 R1,095.64

Niue vs. South Africa - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Niue	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$210.33 R2,778.79
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$4,155.26 R54,897.68

Niue vs. South Africa - Cost of childcare

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Niue	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$2.11 R27.89
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$2.03 R26.79
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.11 R41.08
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$35.66 R471.08
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.54 R86.36

Niue vs. South Africa - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Niue	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$51.96 R686.49
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$34.51 R455.92
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$90.37 R1,193.97
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$80.93 R1,069.18

Niue vs. South Africa - Cost of clothing

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