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New Zealand vs. Latvia Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 50.6% more expensive than Latvia overall.

Restaurants
pay 17.3% more in New Zealand
Groceries
pay 38.3% more in New Zealand
Transportation
pay 20.9% more in New Zealand
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in New Zealand
Childcare
pay 26.8% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports
pay 18.9% more in New Zealand
Clothing
pay 2.6% less in New Zealand

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

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New Zealand vs. Latvia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 17.3% more for restaurants

 
Latvia
New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.94
€10.63
$13.26
NZ$23.46
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.15
€7.25
$8.99
NZ$15.90
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.51
€1.35
$2.04
NZ$3.61
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pay 38.3% more for groceries

 
Latvia
New Zealand
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.29
€1.15
$1.73
NZ$3.05
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.22
€4.65
$3.78
NZ$6.69
Milk (1 gallon) $4.36
€3.88
$6.47
NZ$11.45
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pay 20.9% more for transportation

 
Latvia
New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.10
€6.32
$6.34
NZ$11.21
Monthly public transit pass $38.26
€34.05
$83.43
NZ$147.53
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,434.34
€23,527.52
$24,108.51
NZ$42,632.21
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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Latvia
New Zealand
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $17.53
€15.60
$49.30
NZ$87.18
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $356.67
€317.45
$976.74
NZ$1,727.21
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $264.56
€235.47
$843.74
NZ$1,492.02
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pay 26.8% more for childcare

 
Latvia
New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $488.72
€434.98
$716.92
NZ$1,267.75
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,452.35
€13,753.15
$16,937.81
NZ$29,951.92
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pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Latvia
New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.53
€4.03
$5.70
NZ$10.07
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.14
€2.79
$3.26
NZ$5.77
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.10
€5.43
$22.75
NZ$40.22
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pay 2.6% less for clothing

 
Latvia
New Zealand
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $66.25
€58.97
$63.30
NZ$111.94
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $39.10
€34.80
$33.63
NZ$59.46
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $77.76
€69.21
$91.48
NZ$161.76
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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