Cost of living comparison

Oregon, USA

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Oregon Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 20.1% cheaper than Oregon.

Restaurants: pay 21.6% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 18.1% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 10.7% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 36.3% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 19.3% less in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.9% less in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 5.5% more in New Zealand

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

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New Zealand vs. Oregon Cost Breakdown

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pay 21.6% less for restaurants

	Oregon	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.17	$13.26 NZ$23.29	-30.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.55	$8.99 NZ$15.79	-14.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.53	$2.04 NZ$3.58	-19.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.84	$1.83 NZ$3.22	-0.6%
Average			-21.6%

Oregon vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.1% less for groceries

	Oregon	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$3.65	$1.73 NZ$3.03	-52.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.20	$3.78 NZ$6.64	-47.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.11	$6.47 NZ$11.37	+57.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.94	$5.79 NZ$10.17	+47.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52	$3.83 NZ$6.72	-30.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03	$1.22 NZ$2.14	-39.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77	$0.94 NZ$1.66	+22.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.90	$1.32 NZ$2.31	-30.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.03	$2.20 NZ$3.86	+8.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07	$0.89 NZ$1.56	-17.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09	$0.67 NZ$1.17	-38.7%
Average			-18.1%

Oregon vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.7% more for transportation

	Oregon	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.70	$6.34 NZ$11.13	+35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.75	$83.43 NZ$146.48	+37.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,433.73	$24,108.51 NZ$42,329.05	-23.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.75	$17.20 NZ$30.19	-3.1%
Average			+10.7%

Oregon vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.3% less for housing

	Oregon	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.57	$49.30 NZ$86.56	-32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,523.13	$976.74 NZ$1,714.93	-35.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,334.06	$843.74 NZ$1,481.41	-36.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$152.67	$95.64 NZ$167.92	-37.4%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 19.3% less for childcare

	Oregon	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,120.49	$716.92 NZ$1,258.74	-36.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,658.70	$16,937.81 NZ$29,738.93	+1.7%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Oregon	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.96	$5.70 NZ$10.00	-4.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.97	$3.26 NZ$5.72	-34.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.31	$22.75 NZ$39.94	+101.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.39	$39.17 NZ$68.77	-22.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.59	$10.27 NZ$18.03	-18.4%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 5.5% more for clothing

	Oregon	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.32	$63.30 NZ$111.14	+25.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.60	$33.63 NZ$59.04	-19.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.46	$91.48 NZ$160.61	+4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.24	$114.46 NZ$200.97	+16.5%
Average			+5.5%

Oregon vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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