Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Australia
  3. Canberra
  4. New Zealand
  5. Comparison
AUD
COMPARED TO
NZD

New Zealand is 6.2% cheaper than Canberra.

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Canberra, you would:
local_dining

pay 5.1% less for restaurants

  Canberra help_outline New Zealand help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.02
A$15.55
$11.07
NZ$15.12
-7.9%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.54
A$8.45
$7.00
NZ$9.56
+7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.05
A$2.65
$1.91
NZ$2.60
-7.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.80
A$2.33
$1.58
NZ$2.15
-12.5%
Average -5.1%
Canberra vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 7.6% less for groceries

  Canberra help_outline New Zealand help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.94
A$2.51
$1.32
NZ$1.80
-32.1%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.66
A$3.43
$3.10
NZ$4.24
+16.9%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.20
A$5.44
$5.79
NZ$7.91
+37.8%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.04
A$3.94
$3.02
NZ$4.12
-0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.56
A$4.60
$3.56
NZ$4.86
Apples (1 lb) $1.28
A$1.65
$1.03
NZ$1.40
-19.4%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.12
A$1.45
$0.79
NZ$1.08
-29.8%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.11
A$1.43
$1.07
NZ$1.45
-3.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.46
A$1.89
$1.34
NZ$1.83
-7.9%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.02
A$1.31
$0.87
NZ$1.18
-14.8%
Onions (1 lb) $0.96
A$1.24
$0.75
NZ$1.02
-22.0%
Average -7.6%
Canberra vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 36.4% more for transportation

  Canberra help_outline New Zealand help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.50
A$4.52
$4.87
NZ$6.65
+39.3%
Monthly public transit pass $57.68
A$74.60
$87.20
NZ$119.04
+51.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,179.87
A$19,630.56
$19,083.71
NZ$26,051.25
+25.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $13.15
A$17.01
$17.00
NZ$23.20
+29.2%
Average +36.4%
Canberra vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 19.4% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $46.07
A$59.58
$50.14
NZ$68.45
+8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,136.99
A$1,470.35
$766.68
NZ$1,046.60
-32.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $888.04
A$1,148.41
$607.06
NZ$828.69
-31.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $104.82
A$135.56
$81.49
NZ$111.24
-22.3%
Average -19.4%
Canberra vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 39.5% less for childcare

  Canberra help_outline New Zealand help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,002.42
A$1,296.32
$596.39
NZ$814.13
-40.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,324.25
A$15,937.69
$7,586.99
NZ$10,357.04
-38.4%
Average -39.5%
Canberra vs. New Zealand - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.81
A$6.22
$5.16
NZ$7.04
+7.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.57
A$3.32
$2.71
NZ$3.69
+5.3%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $20.44
A$26.43
$17.41
NZ$23.76
-14.8%
Monthly membership at local gym $41.65
A$53.86
$33.77
NZ$46.10
-18.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.82
A$13.99
$9.19
NZ$12.54
-15.1%
Average -7.2%
Canberra vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 1.2% less for clothing

  Canberra help_outline New Zealand help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $59.73
A$77.24
$63.03
NZ$86.04
+5.5%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $38.93
A$50.35
$34.17
NZ$46.65
-12.2%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $79.87
A$103.29
$83.82
NZ$114.42
+4.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $95.24
A$123.17
$92.45
NZ$126.20
-2.9%
Average -1.2%
Canberra vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2020
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