University of Waikato

Because back home everything is kind of old fashion unlike here they keep up with all the latest fashion and plus back in the Pacific Islands things go slow and i stayed with my family and plus we live on our own land unlike here we have to pay the rent and things. One thing about New Zealand is that it has four seasons so people need to buy the clothes and stuff. Back home the fares are really cheap going by bus is just $1.00 anywhere unlike here its more expensive.

Phones are expensive, but thats probably because I was making more international calls, although they have really good rates for calling to the U.S./Canada. When you account for the exchange rate, the expenses are about the same.

Generally it is a lot cheaper in New Zealand than in Scandinavien.

I travel more here than at home. Food is also more costly.