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New Zealand vs. Hungary Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 62.4% more expensive than Hungary overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.1% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 42.8% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 52.9% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 86.6% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 95.3% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.3% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 14.5% more in New Zealand

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in New Zealand are more expensive than in Hungary. Notably, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

New Zealand vs. Hungary Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.1% more for restaurants

	Hungary	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.15 HUF3,354.05	$14.45 NZ$25.10	+42.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 HUF2,657.54	$9.14 NZ$15.87	+13.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 HUF474.33	$2.11 NZ$3.66	+46.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HUF366.61	$2.02 NZ$3.50	+81.6%
Average			+46.1%

Hungary vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.8% more for groceries

	Hungary	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 HUF509.59	$1.74 NZ$3.02	+12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 HUF1,483.33	$3.88 NZ$6.74	-13.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.17 HUF1,378.59	$6.34 NZ$11.01	+51.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.86 HUF943.92	$5.96 NZ$10.35	+108.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 HUF890.90	$4.01 NZ$6.96	+48.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 HUF259.96	$1.18 NZ$2.05	+49.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 HUF291.18	$0.95 NZ$1.65	+8.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 HUF300.65	$1.29 NZ$2.25	+42.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 HUF461.30	$2.11 NZ$3.66	+51.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 HUF168.68	$0.85 NZ$1.48	+66.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 HUF180.90	$0.80 NZ$1.38	+45.5%
Average			+42.8%

Hungary vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.9% more for transportation

	Hungary	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.76 HUF2,233.46	$6.08 NZ$10.56	-10.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.12 HUF8,296.00	$74.52 NZ$129.46	+196.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,788.81 HUF8,848,388.87	$24,777.66 NZ$43,046.67	-7.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.43 HUF4,434.31	$17.81 NZ$30.94	+32.7%
Average			+52.9%

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pay 86.6% more for housing

	Hungary	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.66 HUF6,824.28	$50.00 NZ$86.86	+142.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.37 HUF158,998.30	$978.36 NZ$1,699.72	+103.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$376.75 HUF124,442.52	$810.06 NZ$1,407.33	+115.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.14 HUF36,708.66	$95.66 NZ$166.20	-13.9%
Average			+86.6%

Hungary vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 95.3% more for childcare

	Hungary	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.81 HUF102,660.67	$635.34 NZ$1,103.80	+104.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,229.50 HUF2,387,915.32	$13,463.91 NZ$23,391.09	+86.2%
Average			+95.3%

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pay 98.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Hungary	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 HUF690.93	$6.04 NZ$10.50	+188.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 HUF730.92	$3.35 NZ$5.82	+51.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.97 HUF2,301.08	$23.12 NZ$40.17	+231.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.15 HUF16,234.93	$37.72 NZ$65.53	-23.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 HUF2,484.24	$10.72 NZ$18.62	+42.5%
Average			+98.3%

Hungary vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.5% more for clothing

	Hungary	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.50 HUF25,269.46	$65.22 NZ$113.31	-14.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.66 HUF10,126.30	$39.23 NZ$68.16	+28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.51 HUF26,263.58	$90.28 NZ$156.84	+13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.04 HUF30,069.84	$119.43 NZ$207.49	+31.2%
Average			+14.5%

Hungary 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: December 2025

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