Cost of living comparison

Norway

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Norway Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 27.1% cheaper than Norway overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.9% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 30.0% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 28.0% less in New Zealand
Housing: pay 28.6% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.8% less in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 33.7% less in New Zealand

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

Planning a move to New Zealand? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

New Zealand vs. Norway Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 41.9% less for restaurants

	Norway	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.46 NOK211.73	$13.26 NZ$23.46	-40.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.20 NOK143.30	$8.99 NZ$15.90	-40.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.98 NOK37.57	$2.04 NZ$3.61	-48.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.16 NOK29.84	$1.83 NZ$3.24	-42.1%
Average			-41.9%

Norway vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 30.0% less for groceries

	Norway	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$3.73 NOK35.18	$1.73 NZ$3.05	-53.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.51 NOK61.37	$3.78 NZ$6.69	-41.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.11 NOK85.89	$6.47 NZ$11.45	-28.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.06 NOK47.73	$5.79 NZ$10.24	+14.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.95 NOK65.50	$3.83 NZ$6.77	-44.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 NOK15.25	$1.22 NZ$2.15	-24.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 NOK11.51	$0.94 NZ$1.67	-22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 NOK15.58	$1.32 NZ$2.33	-20.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.31 NOK21.81	$2.20 NZ$3.89	-5.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 NOK11.27	$0.89 NZ$1.57	-25.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.34 NOK12.62	$0.67 NZ$1.18	-50.2%
Average			-30.0%

Norway vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 28.0% less for transportation

	Norway	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.73 NOK82.31	$6.34 NZ$11.21	-27.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$78.63 NOK741.28	$83.43 NZ$147.53	+6.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,459.95 NOK429K	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	-47.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.74 NOK242.62	$17.20 NZ$30.41	-33.2%
Average			-28.0%

Norway vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 28.6% less for housing

	Norway	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.87 NOK621.01	$49.30 NZ$87.18	-25.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,278.72 NOK12,055.43	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	-23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,052.00 NOK9,917.95	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	-19.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$221.33 NOK2,086.60	$95.64 NZ$169.12	-56.8%
Average			-28.6%

Norway vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Norway	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$256.93 NOK2,422.26	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75	+179.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,715.88 NOK91,598.41	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92	+74.3%
Average			+120.6%

Norway vs. New Zealand - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Norway	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.32 NOK106.75	$5.70 NZ$10.07	-49.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.55 NOK52.32	$3.26 NZ$5.77	-41.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$16.96 NOK159.92	$22.75 NZ$40.22	+34.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.57 NOK505.04	$39.17 NZ$69.26	-26.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.67 NOK166.62	$10.27 NZ$18.16	-41.9%
Average			-34.8%

Norway vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 33.7% less for clothing

	Norway	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.56 NOK966.91	$63.30 NZ$111.94	-38.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.21 NOK529.89	$33.63 NZ$59.46	-40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.90 NOK1,186.93	$91.48 NZ$161.76	-27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$159.02 NOK1,499.22	$114.46 NZ$202.41	-28.0%
Average			-33.7%

Norway vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

Compare further: Norway vs. New Zealand

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in New Zealand?

Quality of Life Comparison · 16 statistics

Make 47.6% less money in New Zealand

Size Comparison · See true size

Norway is about 1.2 times bigger than New Zealand.

Moving from Norway to New Zealand · OECD 2023

33 people moved from Norway to New Zealand.

City Size Comparison · See true size

Compare the size of Oslo vs Auckland

More cost comparisons

Norway vs.

United States

Norway vs.

United Kingdom

Norway vs.

Australia

Norway vs.

Denmark

Norway vs.

Sweden

Norway vs.

Finland

Norway vs.

Canada

Norway vs.

Iceland

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Oslo vs. Wellington

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Norway

Add prices for New Zealand

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about New Zealand or Norway. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.