Wyoming vs. New Zealand Cost of Living Summary

Wyoming is 25.5% more expensive than New Zealand overall.

Restaurants
pay 14.2% more in Wyoming
Groceries
pay 19.7% more in Wyoming
Transportation
pay 6.0% less in Wyoming
Housing
pay 54.8% more in Wyoming
Childcare
pay 86.2% more in Wyoming
Entertainment and Sports
pay 16.2% more in Wyoming
Clothing
pay 6.7% less in Wyoming

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

Wyoming vs. New Zealand Cost Breakdown

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

pay 14.2% more for restaurants

 
New Zealand
Wyoming
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.45
NZ$25.17
$18.10
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.14
NZ$15.92
$10.50
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.11
NZ$3.67
$2.45
 

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pay 19.7% more for groceries

 
New Zealand
Wyoming
Bread
1 loaf
$1.74
NZ$3.03
$3.53
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.88
NZ$6.76
$6.56
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.34
NZ$11.04
$3.98
 

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pay 6.0% less for transportation

 
New Zealand
Wyoming
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.08
NZ$10.59
$3.11
 
Monthly public transit pass $74.52
NZ$129.85
$78.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,777.66
NZ$43,176.21
$34,211.65
 

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pay 54.8% more for housing

 
New Zealand
Wyoming
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.00
NZ$87.12
$82.36
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $978.36
NZ$1,704.83
$1,394.23
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $810.06
NZ$1,411.57
$1,243.33
 

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pay 86.2% more for childcare

 
New Zealand
Wyoming
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $635.34
NZ$1,107.12
$1,178.67
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,463.91
NZ$23,461.48
$25,175.00
 

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pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
New Zealand
Wyoming
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.04
NZ$10.53
$5.44
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.35
NZ$5.84
$5.28
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$23.12
NZ$40.30
$8.38
 

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pay 6.7% less for clothing

 
New Zealand
Wyoming
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.22
NZ$113.65
$50.28
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.23
NZ$68.36
$40.19
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.28
NZ$157.32
$90.13
 

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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: April 2026
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