New Zealand vs. Netherlands Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 9.2% cheaper than Netherlands overall.

Restaurants
pay 24.8% less in New Zealand
Groceries
pay 12.6% more in New Zealand
Transportation
pay 22.9% less in New Zealand
Housing
pay 19.3% less in New Zealand
Childcare
pay 22.3% less in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports
pay 15.5% more in New Zealand
Clothing
pay 3.0% less in New Zealand

The cost of entertainment and sports and groceries in New Zealand are more expensive than in Netherlands. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, childcare, housing, and clothing are lower in New Zealand.

New Zealand vs. Netherlands Cost Breakdown

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

pay 24.8% less for restaurants

 
Netherlands
New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.74
€18.09
$13.47
NZ$23.91
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.22
€11.79
$8.81
NZ$15.63
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.94
€2.84
$2.16
NZ$3.84

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pay 12.6% more for groceries

 
Netherlands
New Zealand
Bread
1 loaf
$1.79
€1.73
$1.86
NZ$3.31
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.20
€5.99
$3.77
NZ$6.69
Milk (1 gallon) $4.40
€4.25
$6.55
NZ$11.61

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pay 22.9% less for transportation

 
Netherlands
New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.80
€7.52
$6.26
NZ$11.11
Monthly public transit pass $95.88
€92.52
$69.15
NZ$122.71
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,938.58
€30,819.83
$24,735.85
NZ$43,892.93

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pay 19.3% less for housing

 
Netherlands
New Zealand
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$43.11
€41.60
$51.16
NZ$90.78
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,289.16
€1,244.01
$1,007.66
NZ$1,788.07
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,051.87
€1,015.02
$809.64
NZ$1,436.67

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pay 22.3% less for childcare

 
Netherlands
New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,627.96
€1,570.94
$611.89
NZ$1,085.77
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,050.97
€8,733.94
$10,661.07
NZ$18,917.71

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pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Netherlands
New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.55
€5.35
$6.10
NZ$10.82
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.60
€3.48
$3.30
NZ$5.86
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.52
€11.12
$22.88
NZ$40.60

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pay 3.0% less for clothing

 
Netherlands
New Zealand
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$84.34
€81.39
$65.31
NZ$115.88
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.25
€36.91
$40.78
NZ$72.37
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.60
€89.36
$93.71
NZ$166.29

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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: February 2025
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