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Avarua vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Avarua is 20.9% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 48.2% more in Avarua
Groceries: pay 10.4% less in Avarua
Housing: pay 58.2% less in Avarua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.8% more in Avarua
Clothing: pay 29.2% more in Avarua

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Avarua are more expensive than in Saint John's. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Avarua. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Avarua.

Avarua vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Avarua instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 48.2% more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Avarua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$8.65 NZ$14.98	-22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$2.60 NZ$4.49	+25.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$2.31 NZ$3.99	+141.4%
Average			+48.2%

Saint John's vs. Avarua - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.4% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Avarua
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$3.40 NZ$5.89	+22.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$5.77 NZ$9.99	+41.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$6.55 NZ$11.34	-22.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$4.90 NZ$8.49	-8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$3.66 NZ$6.34	-0.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.31 NZ$2.26	-55.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.79 NZ$1.36	-29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.57 NZ$2.72	-57.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$4.19 NZ$7.25	+13.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.31 NZ$2.26	+1.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.05 NZ$1.81	-19.2%
Average			-10.4%

Saint John's vs. Avarua - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint John's	Avarua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	??
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	??

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pay 58.2% less for housing

	Saint John's	Avarua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$150.00 NZ$259.65	-85.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$150.00 NZ$259.65	-77.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$88.24 NZ$152.74	-10.9%
Average			-58.2%

Saint John's vs. Avarua - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint John's	Avarua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	??

Saint John's vs. Avarua - Cost of childcare

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pay 95.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Avarua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$5.63 NZ$9.74	+204.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$3.46 NZ$5.99	-12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	??
Average			+95.8%

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pay 29.2% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Avarua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$64.62 NZ$111.85	+29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$70.96 NZ$122.84
Average			+29.2%

Saint John's vs. Avarua - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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