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New Zealand vs. Niger Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 91.9% more expensive than Niger overall.

Restaurants: pay 99.8% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 71.6% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 0.6% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 51.7% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 18.1% more in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Niger Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.8% more for restaurants

	Niger	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.34 F CFA3,022	$14.45 NZ$25.19	+170.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 F CFA6,043	$9.14 NZ$15.93	-14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 F CFA844	$2.11 NZ$3.68	+41.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 F CFA378	$2.02 NZ$3.52	+201.9%
Average			+99.8%

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pay 71.6% more for groceries

	Niger	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 F CFA336	$1.74 NZ$3.03	+192.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.88 NZ$6.77
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.28 F CFA5,814	$6.34 NZ$11.05	-38.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 F CFA1,276	$5.96 NZ$10.39	+164.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 F CFA1,574	$4.01 NZ$6.99	+44.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 F CFA914	$1.18 NZ$2.06	-27.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA381	$0.95 NZ$1.66	+41.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 F CFA761	$1.29 NZ$2.26	-3.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 F CFA442	$2.11 NZ$3.68	+170.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA381	$0.85 NZ$1.48	+26.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 F CFA183	$0.80 NZ$1.39	+146.7%
Average			+71.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Niger	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 F CFA2,154	$6.08 NZ$10.60	+59.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$74.52 NZ$129.96
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,367.07 F CFA12,086,269	$24,777.66 NZ$43,211.84	+16.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.38 F CFA1,914	$17.81 NZ$31.06	+426.5%
Average			+167.4%

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pay 0.6% less for housing

	Niger	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$50.00 NZ$87.19
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.32 F CFA553,954	$978.36 NZ$1,706.24	-0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$534.18 F CFA302,157	$810.06 NZ$1,412.73	+51.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$204.24 F CFA115,531	$95.66 NZ$166.83	-53.2%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 51.7% more for childcare

	Niger	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,068.35 F CFA604,313	$635.34 NZ$1,108.03	-40.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,519.83 F CFA3,122,286	$13,463.91 NZ$23,480.84	+143.9%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Niger	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 F CFA755	$6.04 NZ$10.54	+352.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.26 F CFA1,847	$3.35 NZ$5.85	+2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.67 F CFA1,511	$23.12 NZ$40.33	+765.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.77 F CFA37,770	$37.72 NZ$65.79	-43.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.34 F CFA3,022	$10.72 NZ$18.69	+100.7%
Average			+235.6%

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pay 18.1% more for clothing

	Niger	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.22 F CFA40,288	$65.22 NZ$113.75	-8.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$89.03 F CFA50,359	$39.23 NZ$68.42	-55.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.42 F CFA30,216	$90.28 NZ$157.45	+69.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.22 F CFA40,288	$119.43 NZ$208.28	+67.7%
Average			+18.1%

Niger vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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