Cost of living comparison
Moroni is 24.3% more expensive than Avarua.
If you lived in Moroni instead of Avarua, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
|
Avarua
|
Moroni
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.61
KMF750
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
NZ$15.28
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
NZ$4.07
|
$1.55
KMF723
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
NZ$3.06
|
$1.13
KMF525
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
|
Avarua
|
Moroni
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
NZ$6.01
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
NZ$10.19
|
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
NZ$11.57
|
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.08
NZ$8.66
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
NZ$6.47
|
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.31
|
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.39
|
$0.21
KMF100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.63
NZ$2.77
|
$0.24
KMF113
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.33
NZ$7.39
|
$1.79
KMF835
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.31
|
$1.46
KMF683
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.85
|
$1.22
KMF569
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Avarua
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Avarua
|
Moroni
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$155.28
NZ$264.86
|
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.28
NZ$264.86
|
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.34
NZ$155.80
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Avarua
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Avarua
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.48
NZ$7.64
|
$1.57
KMF733
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.58
NZ$6.11
|
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.88
KMF875
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
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pay 1.3% less for clothing
|
Avarua
|
Moroni
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.89
NZ$114.09
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.46
NZ$125.30
|
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
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