Cost of Living Comparison Between Bournemouth and Christchurch Cost of Living Comparison Between Bournemouth and Christchurch

🙂 Solo nomad: Bournemouth is 1.3% cheaper than Christchurch without rent, and 11.8% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Bournemouth is 4.5% more expensive than Christchurch without rent, and 26.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Bournemouth
Christchurch
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.15 £15.09
$17.08 NZ$29.03
17.97%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$96.1 £72.0
$73.4 NZ$125
30.98%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.63 £7.21
$9.88 NZ$16.80
-2.53%
Cappuccino
$4.29 £3.21
$3.49 NZ$5.93
22.92%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 £1.71
$2.31 NZ$3.92
-0.87%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.69 £1.27
$1.96 NZ$3.33
-13.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.89 £5.16
$7.38 NZ$12.55
-6.64%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.30 £3.97
$7.43 NZ$12.64
-28.67%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Bournemouth
Christchurch
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 £1.22
$1.84 NZ$3.12
-11.41%
White Bread (500g)
$1.27 £0.95
$1.99 NZ$3.38
-36.18%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.61 £1.95
$1.69 NZ$2.87
54.44%
Eggs
$3.36 £2.52
$6.51 NZ$11.06
-48.39%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.80 £7.34
$8.03 NZ$13.66
22.04%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.05 £5.28
$9.65 NZ$16.41
-26.94%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.69 £10.26
$13.11 NZ$22.28
4.42%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 £2.06
$3.05 NZ$5.18
-9.84%
Banana (1kg)
$1.45 £1.08
$2.59 NZ$4.40
-44.02%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.26 £1.69
$2.98 NZ$5.06
-24.16%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.21 £1.66
$5.66 NZ$9.62
-60.95%
Potato (1kg)
$1.76 £1.32
$2.13 NZ$3.63
-17.37%
Onion (1kg)
$1.31 £0.98
$2.22 NZ$3.78
-40.99%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.93 £0.70
$2.93 NZ$4.98
-68.26%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.40 £1.05
$1.43 NZ$2.43
-2.10%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$22.01 £16.49
$23.66 NZ$40.23
-6.97%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.70 £7.27
$9.09 NZ$15.45
6.71%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.56 £1.92
$3.82 NZ$6.49
-32.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.62 £1.96
$4.81 NZ$8.18
-45.53%
🚌 Getting Around
Bournemouth
Christchurch
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.78 £2.09
$1.24 NZ$2.10
124.19%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$85.9 £64.3
$41.57 NZ$70.7
106.54%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.07 £3.05
$2.73 NZ$4.64
49.08%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.95 £1.46
$1.65 NZ$2.81
18.18%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$25.90 £19.40
$30.27 NZ$51.5
-14.44%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.94 £1.46
$1.63 NZ$2.77
19.02%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$39.1K £29.3K
$27.4K NZ$46.6K
42.49%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.4K £29.5K
$19.6K NZ$33.3K
101.15%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Bournemouth
Christchurch
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$344 £258
$115 NZ$196
197.86%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$15.92 £11.93
$31.15 NZ$53.0
-48.89%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$45.24 £33.88
$54.0 NZ$91.8
-16.24%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Bournemouth
Christchurch
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$40.76 £30.53
$35.49 NZ$60.3
14.85%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$12.49 £9.36
$15.56 NZ$26.45
-19.73%
Cinema Ticket
$16.00 £11.98
$11.12 NZ$18.90
43.88%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Bournemouth
Christchurch
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$2,276 £1,705
$641 NZ$1,089
255.28%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$34.6K £25.9K
$9,245 NZ$15.7K
274.71%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Bournemouth
Christchurch
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.6 £64.9
$62.4 NZ$106
38.82%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$49.27 £36.90
$43.14 NZ$73.3
14.21%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 £76.5
$92.6 NZ$157
10.36%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$90.7 £68.0
$150 NZ$254
-39.38%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Bournemouth
Christchurch
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,351 £1,012
$1,539 NZ$2,616
-12.23%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,174 £879
$1,167 NZ$1,984
0.62%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,916 £2,184
$2,038 NZ$3,464
43.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,200 £1,648
$1,441 NZ$2,450
52.68%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,904 £5,171
$5,018 NZ$8,530
37.59%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,458 £3,339
$2,772 NZ$4,712
60.82%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Bournemouth
Christchurch
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,216 £2,408
$2,691 NZ$4,574
19.50%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.82
6.74
-13.65%

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Last update for Bournemouth: February 28, 2026

Last update for Christchurch: March 2, 2026

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