Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 2.1 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Poland, you would:
pay 81.2% more for restaurants
Poland
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
$16.87
NZ$28.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
$8.84
NZ$14.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
$2.18
NZ$3.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Poland
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
$1.80
NZ$2.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
$4.27
NZ$7.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
$6.85
NZ$11.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
$4.50
NZ$7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
$3.75
NZ$6.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$1.31
NZ$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$1.50
NZ$2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
$0.95
NZ$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.81
NZ$1.35
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Poland
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
$6.65
NZ$11.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
$70.72
NZ$117.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,115.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
$16.94
NZ$28.18
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Poland
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
$52.92
NZ$88.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
$860.75
NZ$1,432.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
$721.70
NZ$1,200.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
$98.85
NZ$164.46
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Poland
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
$628.34
NZ$1,045.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,642.43
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
$5.88
NZ$9.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
$3.20
NZ$5.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
$23.28
NZ$38.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
$40.48
NZ$67.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
$10.59
NZ$17.62
|
|
pay 34.7% more for clothing
Poland
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
$65.76
NZ$109.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
$42.74
NZ$71.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
$98.05
NZ$163.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
$111.69
NZ$185.83
|
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