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New Zealand vs. Oman Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 97.1% more expensive than Oman overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 73.3% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 63.5% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 86.0% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.9% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 32.4% more in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Oman Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Oman	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR2.000	$14.45 NZ$25.10	+177.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.15 OMR3.520	$9.14 NZ$15.87	-0.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 OMR0.290	$2.11 NZ$3.66	+178.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 OMR0.100	$2.02 NZ$3.50	+646.8%
Average			+250.8%

Oman vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.3% more for groceries

	Oman	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 OMR0.420	$1.74 NZ$3.02	+59.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.01 OMR1.160	$3.88 NZ$6.74	+28.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 OMR2.670	$6.34 NZ$11.01	-8.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 OMR0.970	$5.96 NZ$10.35	+135.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 OMR0.940	$4.01 NZ$6.96	+64.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 OMR0.400	$1.18 NZ$2.05	+12.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 OMR0.280	$0.95 NZ$1.65	+32.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	$1.29 NZ$2.25	+63.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 OMR0.200	$2.11 NZ$3.66	+303.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 OMR0.200	$0.85 NZ$1.48	+65.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 OMR0.210	$0.80 NZ$1.38	+49.2%
Average			+73.3%

Oman vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.5% more for transportation

	Oman	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.34 OMR0.900	$6.08 NZ$10.56	+160.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.22 OMR22.000	$74.52 NZ$129.46	+30.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,546.38 OMR7,899.980	$24,777.66 NZ$43,046.67	+20.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.42 OMR4.770	$17.81 NZ$30.94	+43.4%
Average			+63.5%

Oman vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 86.0% more for housing

	Oman	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.18 OMR29.670	$50.00 NZ$86.86	-35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.40 OMR142.800	$978.36 NZ$1,699.72	+163.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$285.37 OMR109.720	$810.06 NZ$1,407.33	+183.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.57 OMR27.900	$95.66 NZ$166.20	+31.8%
Average			+86.0%

Oman vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Oman	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.29 OMR78.930	$635.34 NZ$1,103.80	+209.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,131.38 OMR3,126.480	$13,463.91 NZ$23,391.09	+65.6%
Average			+137.6%

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pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Oman	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.66 OMR4.100	$6.04 NZ$10.50	-43.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.37 OMR2.070	$3.35 NZ$5.82	-37.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.01 OMR2.310	$23.12 NZ$40.17	+284.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.23 OMR23.160	$37.72 NZ$65.53	-37.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.49 OMR3.650	$10.72 NZ$18.62	+12.9%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 32.4% more for clothing

	Oman	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.73 OMR19.120	$65.22 NZ$113.31	+31.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.69 OMR15.640	$39.23 NZ$68.16	-3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.16 OMR29.670	$90.28 NZ$156.84	+17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.62 OMR24.840	$119.43 NZ$207.49	+84.8%
Average			+32.4%

Oman 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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