Cost of living?
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Queenstown Tasmania is expensive due to its remoteness. The average cost of fuel is $1.70 a litre and food is also very expensive due to there only being IGA and lack of competition.
The house prices are cheap, due to the deplorable condition they are in, but living expenses are very high.
The fuel is expensive so the trick is to get fuel in Zeehan, much cheaper and only 20 minutes away. Both IGA are expensive so shop online for food from Amazon Pantry and such.
Roughly these are the prices for a few items you would regularly need to give you an indication.
Fuel NZ$2.02 a litre
Bread NZ$ 2.22
Dozen Eggs NZ$4.15
Chicken Breasts NZ$20.00kg
Beef $NZ30.00kg
There is a supermarket called FreshChoice in Queenstown @ 64 Gorge Rd, Queenstown
http://freshchoice.co.nz/
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Its more so the rates are high. There is always a property bargain. Whilst fuel and food can be expensive, just buy when the items are on special or shop up the coast in Burnie like most people do.