Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 4.2% more expensive than Denmark.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 27.4% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
kr134.59
|
$16.87
NZ$28.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
kr83.66
|
$8.84
NZ$14.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
kr25.08
|
$2.18
NZ$3.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
kr19.03
|
$1.87
NZ$3.15
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
Denmark
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
kr18.08
|
$1.80
NZ$3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
kr39.75
|
$4.27
NZ$7.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
kr45.36
|
$6.85
NZ$11.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
kr28.34
|
$4.50
NZ$7.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
kr34.53
|
$3.75
NZ$6.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
kr9.16
|
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
kr9.60
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
kr9.76
|
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
kr12.30
|
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.86
|
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
kr5.43
|
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
|
pay 23.5% less for transportation
Denmark
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
kr56.66
|
$6.65
NZ$11.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
kr552.91
|
$70.72
NZ$119.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
kr278,047.10
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,610.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
kr161.46
|
$16.94
NZ$28.52
|
|
pay 5.7% more for housing
Denmark
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
kr228.67
|
$52.92
NZ$89.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
kr6,305.91
|
$860.75
NZ$1,449.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
kr4,812.20
|
$721.70
NZ$1,215.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
kr1,117.73
|
$98.85
NZ$166.44
|
|
pay 78.2% more for childcare
Denmark
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
kr2,921.09
|
$628.34
NZ$1,057.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
kr33,758.89
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,842.80
|
|
pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
kr47.45
|
$5.88
NZ$9.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
kr36.02
|
$3.20
NZ$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
kr59.40
|
$23.28
NZ$39.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
kr253.58
|
$40.48
NZ$68.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
kr108.85
|
$10.59
NZ$17.83
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
Denmark
|
New Zealand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
kr677.02
|
$65.76
NZ$110.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
kr296.17
|
$42.74
NZ$71.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
kr685.56
|
$98.05
NZ$165.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
kr961.79
|
$111.69
NZ$188.07
|
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