Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 21.1% more expensive than New Zealand.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 6.0% more for restaurants
New Zealand
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
NZ$21.63
|
$18.07
£14.28
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
NZ$14.13
|
$8.96
£7.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
NZ$3.51
|
$2.14
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
NZ$3.26
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
NZ$3.08
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
NZ$6.68
|
$4.24
£3.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
NZ$11.35
|
$5.75
£4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
NZ$10.32
|
$3.68
£2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$6.97
|
$3.66
£2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
NZ$1.93
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.75
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.25
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.55
NZ$4.18
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
NZ$1.61
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
NZ$1.46
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
New Zealand
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.39
NZ$10.49
|
$7.22
£5.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.20
NZ$105.41
|
$94.64
£74.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,268.60
NZ$38,207.91
|
$33,464.66
£26,456.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.67
NZ$30.66
|
$16.98
£13.43
|
|
pay 44.7% more for housing
New Zealand
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.53
NZ$84.62
|
$37.59
£29.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,008.44
NZ$1,655.90
|
$1,224.35
£967.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$831.90
NZ$1,366.00
|
$974.65
£770.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.73
NZ$144.06
|
$234.45
£185.35
|
|
pay 93.4% more for childcare
New Zealand
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$644.78
NZ$1,058.76
|
$1,426.61
£1,127.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,893.97
NZ$17,888.30
|
$18,036.83
£14,259.49
|
|
pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.79
NZ$9.51
|
$5.42
£4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
NZ$5.52
|
$3.93
£3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.83
NZ$37.49
|
$16.35
£12.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.17
NZ$62.68
|
$43.82
£34.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
NZ$17.35
|
$12.87
£10.18
|
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pay 1.2% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
United Kingdom
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.21
NZ$107.07
|
$76.61
£60.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.47
NZ$66.46
|
$39.64
£31.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.20
NZ$161.25
|
$90.51
£71.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.95
NZ$177.26
|
$94.66
£74.84
|
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