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Queenstown vs. Overland Park Cost of Living Summary

Queenstown is 10.2% cheaper than Overland Park.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% less in Queenstown
Groceries: pay 5.9% more in Queenstown
Transportation: pay 28.3% more in Queenstown
Housing: pay 22.7% less in Queenstown
Childcare: pay 45.9% less in Queenstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% less in Queenstown
Clothing: pay 3.0% more in Queenstown

The cost of transportation, groceries, and clothing in Queenstown are more expensive than in Overland Park. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Queenstown.

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Queenstown vs. Overland Park Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Queenstown instead of Overland Park, you would:

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pay 27.4% less for restaurants

	Overland Park	Queenstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.00	$14.01 NZ$24.77	-39.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00	$8.96 NZ$15.85	-18.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75	$2.07 NZ$3.67	-24.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$2.04 NZ$3.62	+2.4%
Average			-27.4%

Overland Park vs. Queenstown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.9% more for groceries

	Overland Park	Queenstown
Bread 1 loaf	$2.83	$1.96 NZ$3.46	-30.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.58	$4.17 NZ$7.37	-25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.78	$8.05 NZ$14.24	+113.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.53	$5.77 NZ$10.21	+63.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.07	$4.50 NZ$7.96	+10.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01	$1.34 NZ$2.36	-33.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58	$1.05 NZ$1.86	+82.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.58	$1.70 NZ$3.01	+7.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54	$2.44 NZ$4.32	-3.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43	$1.56 NZ$2.77	+9.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19	$0.82 NZ$1.45	-31.2%
Average			+5.9%

Overland Park vs. Queenstown - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.3% more for transportation

	Overland Park	Queenstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.75	$6.42 NZ$11.36	+71.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$120.44 NZ$212.99
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,000.00	$25,209.21 NZ$44,578.63	-10.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.94	$17.47 NZ$30.89	+35.0%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 22.7% less for housing

	Overland Park	Queenstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.00	$51.87 NZ$91.73	+10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,675.00	$1,488.74 NZ$2,632.62	-11.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,575.00	$1,267.18 NZ$2,240.82	-19.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$197.97	$84.02 NZ$148.58	-57.6%
Average			-22.7%

Overland Park vs. Queenstown - Cost of housing

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pay 45.9% less for childcare

	Overland Park	Queenstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,183.50	$964.30 NZ$1,705.22	-18.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,064.17	$7,562.76 NZ$13,373.59	-64.1%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Overland Park	Queenstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.50	$6.72 NZ$11.89	+3.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.00	$3.22 NZ$5.70	-46.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.00	$26.89 NZ$47.55	+198.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.50	$55.32 NZ$97.83	-7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$10.22 NZ$18.08	-14.8%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 3.0% more for clothing

	Overland Park	Queenstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.12	$58.26 NZ$103.03	+14.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33	$45.94 NZ$81.23	+6.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.00	$91.03 NZ$160.98	-9.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.25	$134.45 NZ$237.75	+2.4%
Average			+3.0%

Overland Park vs. Queenstown - Cost of clothing

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