Prices

Everything's fairly expensive here, which is understandable given that everything is imported to the Island. People don't seem to mind too much as the lack of tax clearly outweighs the higher prices. Below is a bit of an indication of what prices are like (in US dollars):

Miscellaneous

• Average 2-bedroom house $700,000 - $1,000,000
• Recent model second-hand car $10,000
• New 100cc scooter $3,000
• One month hire of 50cc scooter $450
• Monthly rent $2,000 - $3,000
• Monthly expenses (electricity, water, cable, phone, internet) $400
• Night in a hotel $250 - $600

Food

• KFC (the only international fast food restaurant on the Island) quarter pack (though they don't have potato and gravy for some reason) $7.95
• Cadbury choc 200g (only three different flavours of chocolate here!) $4.00
• Fruit is pretty much $1 per piece, no matter what the particular fruit
• Veges expensive too (haven't even seen carrots here yet) - generally $4 - $5 per piece
• Meat and fish fairly similar to NZ but in US dollars. Sausages are the exception though, $10 for six of them!