Cost of living comparison

United States

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New Zealand

Tauranga vs. Shreveport Cost of Living Summary

Tauranga is 7.1% cheaper than Shreveport.

Restaurants: pay 17.6% less in Tauranga
Groceries: pay 4.8% less in Tauranga
Transportation: pay 31.8% more in Tauranga
Housing: pay 16.7% less in Tauranga
Childcare: pay 35.5% less in Tauranga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% more in Tauranga
Clothing: pay 0.5% less in Tauranga

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

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Tauranga vs. Shreveport Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.6% less for restaurants

	Shreveport	Tauranga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.00	$14.01 NZ$24.77	-12.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00	$8.96 NZ$15.85	-18.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46	$1.79 NZ$3.17	-27.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.38	$1.76 NZ$3.12	-25.8%
Average			-17.6%

Shreveport vs. Tauranga - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.8% less for groceries

	Shreveport	Tauranga
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75	$1.95 NZ$3.44	-29.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.16	$4.12 NZ$7.29	-20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.08	$7.26 NZ$12.84	+78.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.46	$6.26 NZ$11.08	+81.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38	$4.19 NZ$7.41	-22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.96	$1.14 NZ$2.02	-41.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.95 NZ$1.68	+59.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.39	$1.01 NZ$1.79	-27.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49	$2.17 NZ$3.83	+46.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.99	$0.78 NZ$1.38	-20.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06	$0.55 NZ$0.97	-47.9%
Average			-4.8%

Shreveport vs. Tauranga - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.8% more for transportation

	Shreveport	Tauranga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.27	$6.43 NZ$11.37	+96.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,778.59	$25,203.61 NZ$44,568.72	-15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.50	$17.93 NZ$31.70	+23.6%
Average			+31.8%

Shreveport vs. Tauranga - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.7% less for housing

	Shreveport	Tauranga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.50	$50.42 NZ$89.16	-26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,175.00	$1,095.76 NZ$1,937.68	-6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,341.67	$1,198.84 NZ$2,119.96	-10.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$166.32	$88.36 NZ$156.26	-46.9%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 35.5% less for childcare

	Shreveport	Tauranga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,033.33	$728.27 NZ$1,287.83	-29.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,980.00	$11,204.09 NZ$19,812.72	-41.0%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Shreveport	Tauranga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.50	$4.48 NZ$7.93	-18.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.20	$3.39 NZ$5.99	-34.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.48	$20.45 NZ$36.16	+115.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.50	$54.34 NZ$96.09	+44.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$11.20 NZ$19.81	-13.8%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 0.5% less for clothing

	Shreveport	Tauranga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.25	$65.17 NZ$115.24	+27.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.75	$37.35 NZ$66.04	-3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.75	$91.87 NZ$162.46	+9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00	$109.54 NZ$193.71	-27.0%
Average			-0.5%

Shreveport vs. Tauranga - Cost of clothing

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