Cost of Living
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New Zealand LifestyleCost of Living in New Zealand |
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Cost of living in New ZealandNew Zealand wages are typically lower than other major countries like the Australia, UK or USA. However, this doesn’t mean that you standard of living will suffer. Moving to New Zealand from overseas is expensive, you have moving costs, travel costs, temporary accommodation, car hire etc. You’ll also find that you mentally convert everything you buy back into your own currency, its taken us about two years to stop doing this. This means everything can feel fairly cheap when you first arrive, but reality kicks in when you starting earning NZ $. You’ll still find that you will have a good standard of living though! The other up side is that if you sell your home when moving to New Zealand, you can then use that equity towards a new house with a much smaller mortgage. School fees can be reduced if you live in an area with good public schools. You’ll enjoy a good quality of life for you and your family. It won’t take longer than 30mins to drive to a pleasant beach, and you can have a nice family day out for the price of fish and chips. Entry into attractions will generally cost $25 for a family. Living in New Zealand is cheaper than AustraliaMercer Consulting’s 2006 annual survey that looks at the cost of living in 144 cities across six continents. The survey compares the cost for more than 200 items in each city, the items include housing, transport, food, clothing, entertainment, white and brown goods. New Zealand cities were ranked in the middle of the 144 cities, Auckland and Wellington ranked 69th and 76th. Tokyo is the most expensive, followed by Osaka and London. Sydney was ranked 20th, Melbourne 68th and Perth was 93rd (although since 2006 Perth has experience a mini boom due to the mining industry boom). All costs in New Zealand have 12.5% Goods and Services Tax (GST) added. Under law, the prices displayed must include the GST content. Typical weekly New Zealand Household spending
Some typical food costs you will encounter in New Zealand are:
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