Cost of living comparison

New Zealand

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Canada

Victoria vs. Queenstown Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 3.8% more expensive than Queenstown.

Restaurants: pay 23.3% more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 17.5% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 20.8% less in Victoria
Housing: pay 2.0% more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 67.4% more in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% less in Victoria
Clothing: pay 8.7% less in Victoria

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

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Victoria vs. Queenstown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Victoria instead of Queenstown, you would:

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pay 23.3% more for restaurants

	Queenstown	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.01 NZ$24.77	$19.29 CA$27.31	+37.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.85	$10.87 CA$15.39	+21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 NZ$3.67	$2.27 CA$3.22	+9.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 NZ$3.62	$1.83 CA$2.60	-10.3%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 17.5% more for groceries

	Queenstown	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.46	$2.97 CA$4.21	+52.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.17 NZ$7.37	$13.59 CA$19.24	+225.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.05 NZ$14.24	$10.23 CA$14.48	+27.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.77 NZ$10.21	$4.11 CA$5.82	-28.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 NZ$7.96	$5.76 CA$8.15	+28.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 NZ$2.36	$1.79 CA$2.53	+33.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.86	$0.64 CA$0.90	-39.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 NZ$3.01	$1.79 CA$2.53	+5.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.44 NZ$4.32	$1.86 CA$2.64	-23.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.77	$1.56 CA$2.21	-0.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.45	$1.30 CA$1.85	+59.3%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 20.8% less for transportation

	Queenstown	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$11.36	$5.22 CA$7.39	-18.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$120.44 NZ$212.99	$59.62 CA$84.40	-50.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,209.21 NZ$44,578.63	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	+10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.47 NZ$30.89	$15.27 CA$21.62	-12.6%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 2.0% more for housing

	Queenstown	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.87 NZ$91.73	$61.37 CA$86.89	+18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,488.74 NZ$2,632.62	$1,528.56 CA$2,164.06	+2.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,267.18 NZ$2,240.82	$1,299.70 CA$1,840.06	+2.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.02 NZ$148.58	$79.15 CA$112.05	-5.8%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 67.4% more for childcare

	Queenstown	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$964.30 NZ$1,705.22	$894.25 CA$1,266.04	-7.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,562.76 NZ$13,373.59	$22,849.16 CA$32,348.70	+202.1%
Average			+67.4%

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pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Queenstown	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.72 NZ$11.89	$5.61 CA$7.94	-16.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 NZ$5.70	$4.29 CA$6.08	+33.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.89 NZ$47.55	$14.73 CA$20.85	-45.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.32 NZ$97.83	$42.40 CA$60.03	-23.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.22 NZ$18.08	$10.52 CA$14.89	+2.9%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 8.7% less for clothing

	Queenstown	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.26 NZ$103.03	$52.89 CA$74.87	-9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.94 NZ$81.23	$44.37 CA$62.81	-3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.03 NZ$160.98	$90.08 CA$127.53	-1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.45 NZ$237.75	$107.56 CA$152.28	-20.0%
Average			-8.7%

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