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United Kingdom vs. Queenstown Cost of Living Summary

United Kingdom is 24.9% more expensive than Queenstown.

Restaurants: pay 0.1% less in United Kingdom
Groceries: pay 23.3% less in United Kingdom
Transportation: pay 12.4% more in United Kingdom
Housing: pay 5.3% less in United Kingdom
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in United Kingdom
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% more in United Kingdom
Clothing: pay 16.8% less in United Kingdom

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

United Kingdom vs. Queenstown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Queenstown, you would:

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pay 0.1% less for restaurants

	Queenstown	United Kingdom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.31 NZ$30.07	$20.41 £15.25	+17.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.04	$9.94 £7.43	+7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$2.32 £1.74	-0.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 NZ$3.86	$1.65 £1.23	-25.9%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 23.3% less for groceries

	Queenstown	United Kingdom
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 NZ$3.63	$1.59 £1.19	-23.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 NZ$8.06	$4.71 £3.52	+1.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 NZ$13.84	$6.20 £4.64	-22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.28 NZ$10.92	$3.87 £2.89	-38.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.63 NZ$8.05	$3.87 £2.89	-16.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.25 NZ$2.18	$1.32 £0.99	+5.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 NZ$1.85	$0.73 £0.55	-31.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.75 NZ$3.05	$1.28 £0.96	-26.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.52 NZ$4.37	$1.49 £1.12	-40.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 NZ$1.97	$0.72 £0.54	-36.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 NZ$1.68	$0.71 £0.53	-26.9%
Average			-23.3%

Queenstown vs. United Kingdom - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.4% more for transportation

	Queenstown	United Kingdom
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 NZ$10.72	$7.22 £5.40	+17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$124.04 NZ$215.50	$99.05 £74.04	-20.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,893.12 NZ$48,459.21	$36,224.29 £27,077.51	+29.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.99 NZ$31.25	$22.08 £16.51	+22.7%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 5.3% less for housing

	Queenstown	United Kingdom
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.81 NZ$95.22	$41.90 £31.32	-23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,428.65 NZ$2,482.02	$1,285.79 £961.12	-10.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,211.55 NZ$2,104.85	$1,062.09 £793.91	-12.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.50 NZ$325.75	$233.57 £174.59	+24.6%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Queenstown	United Kingdom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$471.16 NZ$818.55	$1,530.71 £1,144.20	+224.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,730.85 NZ$11,693.62	$19,375.12 £14,482.82	+187.9%
Average			+206.4%

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pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Queenstown	United Kingdom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.92 NZ$12.03	$6.35 £4.74	-8.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.29 NZ$5.72	$4.54 £3.39	+37.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$27.69 NZ$48.11	$19.18 £14.33	-30.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.04 NZ$93.88	$49.26 £36.82	-8.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.12 NZ$21.05	$13.88 £10.38	+14.6%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 16.8% less for clothing

	Queenstown	United Kingdom
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.69 NZ$145.39	$86.00 £64.28	+2.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.31 NZ$82.19	$44.20 £33.04	-6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.15 NZ$167.05	$95.21 £71.17	-1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$268.27 NZ$466.07	$101.36 £75.76	-62.2%
Average			-16.8%

Queenstown vs. United Kingdom - Cost of clothing

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