Cost of living comparison

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Jersey vs. New Zealand Cost of Living Summary

Jersey is 60.1% more expensive than New Zealand overall.

Restaurants
pay 87.2% more in Jersey
Groceries
pay 38.3% more in Jersey
Transportation
pay 9.4% more in Jersey
Housing
pay 93.5% more in Jersey
Childcare
pay 62.9% more in Jersey
Entertainment and Sports
pay 58.6% more in Jersey
Clothing
pay 69.8% more in Jersey

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

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Jersey vs. New Zealand Cost Breakdown

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

pay 87.2% more for restaurants

 
New Zealand
Jersey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.26
NZ$23.46
$39.64
£29.74
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.99
NZ$15.90
$10.57
£7.93
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04
NZ$3.61
$3.28
£2.46
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pay 38.3% more for groceries

 
New Zealand
Jersey
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.73
NZ$3.05
$2.75
£2.06
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.78
NZ$6.69
$3.60
£2.70
Milk (1 gallon) $6.47
NZ$11.45
$8.51
£6.38
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pay 9.4% more for transportation

 
New Zealand
Jersey
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.34
NZ$11.21
$7.81
£5.86
Monthly public transit pass $83.43
NZ$147.53
$68.71
£51.56
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,108.51
NZ$42,632.21
$26,428.74
£19,829.48
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pay 93.5% more for housing

 
New Zealand
Jersey
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $49.30
NZ$87.18
$72.68
£54.53
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $976.74
NZ$1,727.21
$1,838.45
£1,379.39
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $843.74
NZ$1,492.02
$1,568.11
£1,176.55
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pay 62.9% more for childcare

 
New Zealand
Jersey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $716.92
NZ$1,267.75
$2,708.95
£2,032.52
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,937.81
NZ$29,951.92
$11,892.93
£8,923.27
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pay 58.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
New Zealand
Jersey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.70
NZ$10.07
$7.93
£5.95
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.26
NZ$5.77
$4.83
£3.63
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $22.75
NZ$40.22
$19.82
£14.87
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pay 69.8% more for clothing

 
New Zealand
Jersey
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $63.30
NZ$111.94
$103.51
£77.67
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $33.63
NZ$59.46
$72.68
£54.53
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $91.48
NZ$161.76
$118.93
£89.23
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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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