Cost of living comparison
Avarua is 17.6% cheaper than Road Town.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.3% less in Avarua
- Groceries
-
pay 9.2% less in Avarua
- Housing
-
pay 68.7% less in Avarua
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.3% less in Avarua
- Clothing
-
pay 3.4% less in Avarua
Expenses including housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Avarua.
If you lived in Avarua instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
|
Road Town
|
Avarua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$8.96
NZ$15.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$2.39
NZ$4.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$1.79
NZ$3.13
|
|
pay 9.2% less for groceries
|
Road Town
|
Avarua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.66
|
$3.52
NZ$6.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$5.97
NZ$10.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.81
|
$6.78
NZ$11.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
|
$5.08
NZ$8.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$3.79
NZ$6.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$1.35
NZ$2.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.81
NZ$1.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.63
NZ$2.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.04
|
$4.33
NZ$7.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$1.35
NZ$2.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$1.08
NZ$1.90
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Road Town
|
Avarua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay 68.7% less for housing
|
Road Town
|
Avarua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.00
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,666.67
|
$155.28
NZ$271.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.67
|
$155.28
NZ$271.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.65
|
$91.34
NZ$159.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Road Town
|
Avarua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
?? |
pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Road Town
|
Avarua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$4.48
NZ$7.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.75
|
$3.58
NZ$6.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
?? | |
pay 3.4% less for clothing
|
Road Town
|
Avarua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$66.89
NZ$117.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.00
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.00
|
$73.46
NZ$128.50
|
|
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