Cost of living comparison
Canada is 5.6% more expensive than New Zealand.
If you lived in Canada instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 5.0% more for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Canada
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
NZ$21.71
|
$16.50
CA$22.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
NZ$14.18
|
$9.99
CA$13.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
NZ$3.52
|
$2.03
CA$2.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
NZ$3.27
|
$1.66
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
New Zealand
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
NZ$3.09
|
$2.50
CA$3.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
NZ$6.71
|
$5.43
CA$7.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
NZ$11.39
|
$7.95
CA$10.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
NZ$10.36
|
$3.36
CA$4.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$7.00
|
$5.29
CA$7.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
NZ$1.93
|
$1.84
CA$2.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.75
|
$0.64
CA$0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.26
|
$1.57
CA$2.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.55
NZ$4.20
|
$1.79
CA$2.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
NZ$1.62
|
$1.18
CA$1.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NZ$1.47
|
$1.18
CA$1.63
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.39
NZ$10.53
|
$4.40
CA$6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.20
NZ$105.81
|
$68.18
CA$94.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,268.60
NZ$38,352.73
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,578.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.67
NZ$30.78
|
$16.78
CA$23.18
|
|
pay 30.0% more for housing
New Zealand
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.53
NZ$84.94
|
$62.83
CA$86.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,008.44
NZ$1,662.18
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,726.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.90
NZ$1,371.18
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,583.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.73
NZ$144.61
|
$119.78
CA$165.45
|
|
pay 13.8% more for childcare
New Zealand
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$644.78
NZ$1,062.77
|
$744.16
CA$1,027.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,893.97
NZ$17,956.10
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,876.76
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.79
NZ$9.54
|
$5.30
CA$7.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
NZ$5.54
|
$3.57
CA$4.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.83
NZ$37.63
|
$12.99
CA$17.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.17
NZ$62.92
|
$43.10
CA$59.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
NZ$17.41
|
$11.26
CA$15.55
|
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pay 8.2% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Canada
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.21
NZ$107.48
|
$55.23
CA$76.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.47
NZ$66.71
|
$39.78
CA$54.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.20
NZ$161.86
|
$86.57
CA$119.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.95
NZ$177.93
|
$103.81
CA$143.38
|
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