Advice about moving to Christchurch

adelerose

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Member since 16 December 2013

adelerose

16 December 2013 23:24:08

adelerose

16 December 2013 23:24:08

I have been told that the cost of living in NZ is comparable to UK, i.e.. £1sterling equivalent buying power is $1 NZ.

Getting conflicting advice on cost of living in NZ from some websites, would be good to hear of some real experiences to let us check out salaries.

stumpy

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Member since 27 November 2009

Gold Coast

stumpy

17 December 2013 01:23:01

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stumpy

17 December 2013 01:23:01

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Gold Coast

adelerose
Check out this website for cost of living www.numbeo.com Navigate your way through this site for other information too.

martinemler

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Member since 05 October 2012

Christchurch

martinemler

20 December 2013 01:52:56

martinemler

20 December 2013 01:52:56

Christchurch

We are four in our family and rented a house for 550,- a week. Electricity is between 200 to 400 a month, depends on the season. No water costs in Christchurch. Although the rent is higher than Tokyo. It is hard to get a nice house for a family. In winter you need a electric blanket and your hobby should be flying or tramping in NZ.

Schools, it depends what kind of visa you have. It can cost nothing (except a donation) but if you are putting your kids on International schools, it is expensive.

Food, is the same or similar than UK, so you should not have a problem. The cost I am not sure about but for me as I am from Germany, I do have a higher cost of food than the usual person.

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