Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 1.5% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 24.9% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,708
|
$13.17
NZ$21.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,283
|
$8.60
NZ$14.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK375
|
$2.13
NZ$3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK271
|
$1.99
NZ$3.26
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
Iceland
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK438
|
$1.87
NZ$3.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK932
|
$4.07
NZ$6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK870
|
$6.91
NZ$11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK837
|
$6.29
NZ$10.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,055
|
$4.25
NZ$6.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK156
|
$1.17
NZ$1.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$1.06
NZ$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK160
|
$1.37
NZ$2.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK238
|
$2.55
NZ$4.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
$0.98
NZ$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK95
|
$0.89
NZ$1.46
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
Iceland
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,169
|
$6.39
NZ$10.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,478
|
$64.20
NZ$105.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,511,605
|
$23,268.60
NZ$38,207.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,224
|
$18.67
NZ$30.66
|
|
pay 17.7% less for housing
Iceland
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,335
|
$51.53
NZ$84.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK210,798
|
$1,008.44
NZ$1,655.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK183,950
|
$831.90
NZ$1,366.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,297
|
$87.73
NZ$144.06
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,384
|
$644.78
NZ$1,058.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK831,823
|
$10,893.97
NZ$17,888.30
|
|
pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,301
|
$5.79
NZ$9.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK640
|
$3.36
NZ$5.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,557
|
$22.83
NZ$37.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,327
|
$38.17
NZ$62.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,935
|
$10.57
NZ$17.35
|
|
pay 35.4% less for clothing
Iceland
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK15,020
|
$65.21
NZ$107.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,290
|
$40.47
NZ$66.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,392
|
$98.20
NZ$161.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,487
|
$107.95
NZ$177.26
|
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