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New Zealand vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 50.7% more expensive than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.4% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 57.8% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 48.9% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 62.0% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 74.9% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.7% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 0.1% more in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.4% more for restaurants

	Poland	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.21 PLN37.31	$14.45 NZ$25.19	+41.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.43 PLN30.80	$9.14 NZ$15.93	+8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 PLN7.31	$2.11 NZ$3.68	+5.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 PLN6.02	$2.02 NZ$3.52	+22.4%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 57.8% more for groceries

	Poland	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 PLN4.77	$1.74 NZ$3.03	+33.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 PLN16.68	$3.88 NZ$6.77	-14.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 PLN14.53	$6.34 NZ$11.05	+59.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 PLN11.98	$5.96 NZ$10.39	+81.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN10.79	$4.01 NZ$6.99	+35.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.87	$1.18 NZ$2.06	+131.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.75	$0.95 NZ$1.66	+26.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.04	$1.29 NZ$2.26	+55.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 PLN4.66	$2.11 NZ$3.68	+65.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.51	$0.85 NZ$1.48	+105.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.86	$0.80 NZ$1.39	+56.7%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 48.9% more for transportation

	Poland	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.51 PLN23.80	$6.08 NZ$10.60	-6.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.67 PLN119.38	$74.52 NZ$129.96	+128.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,516.14 PLN122,471.99	$24,777.66 NZ$43,211.84	-26.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.89 PLN32.48	$17.81 NZ$31.06	+100.4%
Average			+48.9%

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pay 62.0% more for housing

	Poland	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.32 PLN59.63	$50.00 NZ$87.19	+206.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.05 PLN2,411.90	$978.36 NZ$1,706.24	+48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$540.72 PLN1,975.84	$810.06 NZ$1,412.73	+49.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.52 PLN798.50	$95.66 NZ$166.83	-56.2%
Average			+62.0%

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pay 74.9% more for childcare

	Poland	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$372.18 PLN1,359.99	$635.34 NZ$1,108.03	+70.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,516.31 PLN27,465.50	$13,463.91 NZ$23,480.84	+79.1%
Average			+74.9%

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pay 91.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Poland	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 PLN12.77	$6.04 NZ$10.54	+73.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 PLN12.65	$3.35 NZ$5.85	-3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.23 PLN19.12	$23.12 NZ$40.33	+341.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 PLN135.21	$37.72 NZ$65.79	+1.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 PLN27.02	$10.72 NZ$18.69	+45.0%
Average			+91.7%

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pay 0.1% more for clothing

	Poland	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.74 PLN320.62	$65.22 NZ$113.75	-25.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.84 PLN138.26	$39.23 NZ$68.42	+3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.94 PLN325.01	$90.28 NZ$157.45	+1.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.79 PLN360.99	$119.43 NZ$208.28	+20.9%
Average			+0.1%

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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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