Lifestyle
How do prices of everyday items compare between New Zealand and the UK?
The following article is a list of everyday items and their prices in the UK and New Zealand. These prices are an average cost that one might pay in a city centre.
| NZ | UK | UK (into NZ) | |
| Bananas (loose 1kg) | $1.59 | £0.85 | $2.58 |
| Carrots (loose 1kg) | $1.47 | £0.64 | $1.94 |
| Lettuce, iceberg | $3.46 | £0.64 | $1.94 |
| Steak | $22.95kg | £11.87kg | $35.99kg |
| Butter (500g) | $3.15 | £1.44 | $4.37 |
| Kelloggs Sultant Bran (500g) | $5.66 | £1.65 | $5.00 |
| Cadbury Dairy Milk (340g) | $5.39 | £2.18 | $6.61 |
| Ryvita crispbread (250g) | $3.77 | £0.65 | $1.97 |
| Heineken (6x330ml) | $13.99 | £5.09 | $15.43 |
| Montana Lindauer Brut | $9.99 | £7.99 | $24.22 |
| Yoghurt (6pk) | $3.49 | £2.18 | $6.61 |
| Cheese (500g) | $6.21 | £4.69 | $14.21 |
| Canned spaghetti (400g) | $1.39 | £0.40 | $1.21 |
| Eggs (dozen) | $2.99 | £1.69 | $5.12 |
| Loaf of silced bread (white) | $2.95 | £0.48 | $1.45 |
| Purex toilet rolls (12pk) | $6.99 | £3.99 | $12.10 |
| Dove shampoo (350ml) | $9.08 | £2.09 | $6.33 |
New Zealand prices: http://www.foodtown.co.nz/homeshopping
UK prices: http://www.tesco.co.uk
* UK conversion in NZD as at 7th April, 2006.
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