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New Zealand vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 9.3% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.1% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 16.6% less in New Zealand
Housing: pay 29.8% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.7% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 28.5% less in New Zealand

The cost of entertainment and sports and housing in New Zealand are more expensive than in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Expenses including clothing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in New Zealand. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

New Zealand vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 16.1% less for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$14.45 NZ$25.10	-21.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$9.14 NZ$15.87	-34.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$2.11 NZ$3.66	+3.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$2.02 NZ$3.50	-11.7%
Average			-16.1%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.6% less for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.74 NZ$3.02	-53.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.88 NZ$6.74
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$6.34 NZ$11.01	-31.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$5.96 NZ$10.35	+7.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$4.01 NZ$6.96	-4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$1.18 NZ$2.05	-41.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$0.95 NZ$1.65	-31.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.29 NZ$2.25
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$2.11 NZ$3.66	+25.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$0.85 NZ$1.48	-15.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.80 NZ$1.38	-5.0%
Average			-16.6%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$6.08 NZ$10.56
Monthly public transit pass	??	$74.52 NZ$129.46
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$24,777.66 NZ$43,046.67
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.81 NZ$30.94

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pay 29.8% more for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$50.00 NZ$86.86
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$978.36 NZ$1,699.72	+39.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	$810.06 NZ$1,407.33	+24.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$95.66 NZ$166.20	+25.1%
Average			+29.8%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$635.34 NZ$1,103.80
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$13,463.91 NZ$23,391.09

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pay 77.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$6.04 NZ$10.50	+172.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.35 NZ$5.82	-9.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$23.12 NZ$40.17
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$37.72 NZ$65.53
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$10.72 NZ$18.62	+70.4%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 28.5% less for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$65.22 NZ$113.31	-26.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$39.23 NZ$68.16
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$90.28 NZ$156.84	-30.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$119.43 NZ$207.49
Average			-28.5%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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