Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 5.6% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 35.3% more for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
NZ$22.09
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
NZ$14.43
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
NZ$3.33
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
New Zealand
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
NZ$3.14
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
NZ$6.82
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
NZ$11.59
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
NZ$10.55
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$7.12
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
NZ$1.97
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.79
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.30
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.55
NZ$4.27
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
NZ$1.64
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NZ$1.49
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
New Zealand
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.39
NZ$10.71
|
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Monthly public transit pass |
$64.20
NZ$107.67
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,268.60
NZ$39,024.92
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.67
NZ$31.32
|
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pay 21.7% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.53
NZ$86.43
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,008.44
NZ$1,691.31
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.90
NZ$1,395.21
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.73
NZ$147.14
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
New Zealand
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$644.78
NZ$1,081.40
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,893.97
NZ$18,270.81
|
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pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.79
NZ$9.71
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
NZ$5.64
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.83
NZ$38.29
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.17
NZ$64.02
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
NZ$17.72
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
New Zealand
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.21
NZ$109.36
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.47
NZ$67.88
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.20
NZ$164.70
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.95
NZ$181.05
|
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