Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 69.2% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,060
|
$13.17
NZ$21.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥791
|
$8.60
NZ$14.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥163
|
$2.13
NZ$3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥128
|
$1.99
NZ$3.26
|
|
pay 25.9% more for groceries
Japan
|
New Zealand
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥226
|
$1.87
NZ$3.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥892
|
$4.07
NZ$6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥827
|
$6.91
NZ$11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥320
|
$6.29
NZ$10.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥416
|
$4.25
NZ$6.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥310
|
$1.17
NZ$1.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥178
|
$1.06
NZ$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥284
|
$1.37
NZ$2.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥290
|
$2.55
NZ$4.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥179
|
$0.98
NZ$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥145
|
$0.89
NZ$1.46
|
|
pay 10.9% more for transportation
Japan
|
New Zealand
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥672
|
$6.39
NZ$10.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,755
|
$64.20
NZ$105.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,449,797
|
$23,268.60
NZ$38,207.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,932
|
$18.67
NZ$30.66
|
|
pay 76.1% more for housing
Japan
|
New Zealand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,384
|
$51.53
NZ$84.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥77,315
|
$1,008.44
NZ$1,655.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥51,760
|
$831.90
NZ$1,366.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥17,218
|
$87.73
NZ$144.06
|
|
pay 84.4% more for childcare
Japan
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥38,713
|
$644.78
NZ$1,058.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,738,729
|
$10,893.97
NZ$17,888.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
New Zealand
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥419
|
$5.79
NZ$9.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥441
|
$3.36
NZ$5.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥622
|
$22.83
NZ$37.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,934
|
$38.17
NZ$62.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,862
|
$10.57
NZ$17.35
|
|
pay 59.0% more for clothing
Japan
|
New Zealand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,220
|
$65.21
NZ$107.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,177
|
$40.47
NZ$66.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,526
|
$98.20
NZ$161.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,754
|
$107.95
NZ$177.26
|
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