Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in New Zealand instead of Monaco, you would:

Health

live 4.5 years less

In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 86 years (85 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2024. In New Zealand, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 43.1% less spent on your healthcare

Monaco spends $9,797 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). New Zealand spends $5,576 as of 2024.

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have 58.1% fewer doctors per person

Monaco has 86.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. New Zealand has 36.1 as of 2022.

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Economy

make 82.8% less money

Monaco has a GDP per capita of $288,002 as of 2024, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $49,591 as of 2025.

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Life

have 15.4% more children

In Monaco, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Zealand, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 40.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Monaco, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 81.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Monaco, approximately 2.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In New Zealand, on the other hand, 4.0 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 3.0 times more on education

Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. New Zealand spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 3.2 times more on healthcare

Monaco spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In New Zealand, that number is 10.1% of GDP as of 2024.

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Geography

see 3691.2 times more coastline

Monaco has a total of 4 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.

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Infrastructure

find 31.7% less home broadband

Monaco has 55.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. New Zealand has 38.0 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Compare further: Monaco vs. New Zealand

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
New Zealand is 63.6% cheaper than Monaco overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
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Moving from Monaco to New Zealand · OECD 2023
3 people moved from Monaco to New Zealand.
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New Zealand: At a glance

New Zealand (sometimes abbreviated NZ) is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 264,537 sq km. The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. That same year, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both world wars. New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances.
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