Cost of living comparison
United States is 40.2% more expensive than Queenstown.
If you lived in United States instead of Queenstown, you would:
pay 28.1% more for restaurants
Queenstown
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United States
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
NZ$17.63
|
$18.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
NZ$14.10
|
$10.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
NZ$3.02
|
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
NZ$3.83
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
Queenstown
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
NZ$3.21
|
$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.09
|
$6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.84
|
$3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.18
NZ$10.26
|
$3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
NZ$7.77
|
$5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
NZ$2.21
|
$2.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
NZ$2.47
|
$2.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.19
NZ$5.30
|
$2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
NZ$1.48
|
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
NZ$1.43
|
$1.38
|
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pay 8.7% less for transportation
Queenstown
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.33
NZ$10.52
|
$3.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,734.22
NZ$37,767.63
|
$31,580.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.74
NZ$37.77
|
$17.71
|
|
pay 40.7% more for housing
Queenstown
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
NZ$87.43
|
$67.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,414.76
NZ$2,350.30
|
$1,635.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,273.29
NZ$2,115.27
|
$1,397.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.80
NZ$117.63
|
$148.42
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Queenstown
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$588.14
NZ$977.05
|
$1,344.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.27
NZ$10,072.71
|
$23,001.10
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
Queenstown
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.46
NZ$9.07
|
$5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NZ$5.49
|
$4.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.25
NZ$40.29
|
$9.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.02
NZ$98.04
|
$51.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
NZ$15.11
|
$13.21
|
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pay 6.5% less for clothing
Queenstown
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.70
NZ$110.80
|
$50.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.37
NZ$58.76
|
$40.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.98
NZ$156.13
|
$85.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.78
NZ$203.97
|
$113.11
|
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