Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 2.4 times more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
South Africa
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
R149.39
|
$16.87
NZ$28.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
$8.84
NZ$15.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
R16.78
|
$2.18
NZ$3.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
R12.56
|
$1.87
NZ$3.18
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
South Africa
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
$1.80
NZ$3.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
R59.71
|
$4.27
NZ$7.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
R67.73
|
$6.85
NZ$11.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
$4.50
NZ$7.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
R35.66
|
$3.75
NZ$6.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.80
|
$1.11
NZ$1.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R10.98
|
$0.92
NZ$1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.41
|
$1.31
NZ$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.30
|
$1.50
NZ$2.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R9.00
|
$0.95
NZ$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.97
|
$0.81
NZ$1.38
|
|
pay 69.8% more for transportation
South Africa
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
R89.70
|
$6.65
NZ$11.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
R784.74
|
$70.72
NZ$120.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,970.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
R145.35
|
$16.94
NZ$28.77
|
|
pay 78.2% more for housing
South Africa
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
$52.92
NZ$89.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
$860.75
NZ$1,461.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
$721.70
NZ$1,225.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
$98.85
NZ$167.88
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
$628.34
NZ$1,067.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,988.68
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
R32.72
|
$5.88
NZ$9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
R32.30
|
$3.20
NZ$5.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
$23.28
NZ$39.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
R593.07
|
$40.48
NZ$68.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
R104.14
|
$10.59
NZ$17.99
|
|
pay 47.0% more for clothing
South Africa
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
$65.76
NZ$111.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
$42.74
NZ$72.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
$98.05
NZ$166.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
$111.69
NZ$189.70
|
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