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Tauranga vs. Sandton Cost of Living Summary

Tauranga is 52.9% more expensive than Sandton.

Restaurants: pay 49.1% more in Tauranga
Groceries: pay 40.7% more in Tauranga
Transportation: pay 3.3% more in Tauranga
Housing: pay 90.6% more in Tauranga
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Tauranga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.2% more in Tauranga
Clothing: pay 1.7% more in Tauranga

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Tauranga are more expensive than in Sandton. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Tauranga.

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Tauranga vs. Sandton Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tauranga instead of Sandton, you would:

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pay 49.1% more for restaurants

	Sandton	Tauranga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.82 ZAR178.40	$14.01 NZ$24.77	+29.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.71 ZAR94.15	$8.96 NZ$15.85	+57.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 ZAR17.48	$1.79 NZ$3.17	+69.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.04	$1.76 NZ$3.12	+107.0%
Average			+49.1%

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pay 40.7% more for groceries

	Sandton	Tauranga
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 ZAR18.21	$1.95 NZ$3.44	+76.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 ZAR71.09	$4.12 NZ$7.29	-4.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 ZAR73.36	$7.26 NZ$12.84	+63.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 ZAR44.10	$6.26 NZ$11.08	+134.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 ZAR36.86	$4.19 NZ$7.41	+87.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 ZAR15.38	$1.14 NZ$2.02	+22.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ZAR13.49	$0.95 NZ$1.68	+15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 ZAR13.63	$1.01 NZ$1.79	+22.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 ZAR13.71	$2.17 NZ$3.83	+160.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR11.46	$0.78 NZ$1.38	+12.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ZAR13.04	$0.55 NZ$0.97	-30.5%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 3.3% more for transportation

	Sandton	Tauranga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.75 ZAR94.81	$6.43 NZ$11.37	+11.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	$25,203.61 NZ$44,568.72	-28.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.51 ZAR123.89	$17.93 NZ$31.70	+138.7%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 90.6% more for housing

	Sandton	Tauranga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.83 ZAR607.50	$50.42 NZ$89.16	+36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$540.64 ZAR8,917.37	$1,095.76 NZ$1,937.68	+102.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$440.65 ZAR7,268.03	$1,198.84 NZ$2,119.96	+172.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.36 ZAR2,084.21	$88.36 NZ$156.26	-30.1%
Average			+90.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Sandton	Tauranga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$260.78 ZAR4,301.35	$728.27 NZ$1,287.83	+179.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,210.58 ZAR119K	$11,204.09 NZ$19,812.72	+55.4%
Average			+108.3%

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pay 82.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Sandton	Tauranga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 ZAR37.17	$4.48 NZ$7.93	+98.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.44 ZAR40.27	$3.39 NZ$5.99	+38.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 ZAR53.60	$20.45 NZ$36.16	+529.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.05 ZAR594.66	$54.34 NZ$96.09	+50.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.21 ZAR118.93	$11.20 NZ$19.81	+55.4%
Average			+82.2%

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pay 1.7% more for clothing

	Sandton	Tauranga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.63 ZAR950.55	$65.17 NZ$115.24	+13.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.77 ZAR754.99	$37.35 NZ$66.04	-18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.14 ZAR1,585.75	$91.87 NZ$162.46	-4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.13 ZAR1,486.64	$109.54 NZ$193.71	+21.5%
Average			+1.7%

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