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New Zealand vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 12.6% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 16.4% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 40.7% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 3.8% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 24.2% less in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.1% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 11.3% less in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.4% more for restaurants

	Prague	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK219.46	$14.45 NZ$25.01	+36.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK199.51	$9.14 NZ$15.82	-4.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.62	$2.11 NZ$3.65	+7.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.54	$2.02 NZ$3.49	+17.9%
Average			+14.4%

Prague vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.4% more for groceries

	Prague	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.92	$1.74 NZ$3.01	+0.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK135.42	$3.88 NZ$6.72	-40.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK99.09	$6.34 NZ$10.97	+32.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK79.11	$5.96 NZ$10.31	+56.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK89.47	$4.01 NZ$6.93	-6.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.15	$1.18 NZ$2.04	+15.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.12	$0.95 NZ$1.65	+9.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.79	$1.29 NZ$2.24	+23.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.70	$2.11 NZ$3.65	+16.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.52	$0.85 NZ$1.47	+30.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.67	$0.80 NZ$1.38	+41.9%
Average			+16.4%

Prague vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.7% more for transportation

	Prague	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.81	$6.08 NZ$10.52	-9.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK548.64	$74.52 NZ$128.99	+182.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK648,394.76	$24,777.66 NZ$42,890.20	-20.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK334.17	$17.81 NZ$30.83	+10.8%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 3.8% more for housing

	Prague	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK497.34	$50.00 NZ$86.54	+108.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,816.83	$978.36 NZ$1,693.54	-18.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,187.32	$810.06 NZ$1,402.22	-12.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,423.49	$95.66 NZ$165.59	-63.3%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 24.2% less for childcare

	Prague	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,781.88	$635.34 NZ$1,099.78	-36.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK317,464.05	$13,463.91 NZ$23,306.07	-11.9%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 48.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Prague	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.85	$6.04 NZ$10.46	+109.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.83	$3.35 NZ$5.80	-10.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK160.60	$23.12 NZ$40.03	+199.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,493.16	$37.72 NZ$65.30	-47.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK249.38	$10.72 NZ$18.56	-10.7%
Average			+48.1%

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pay 11.3% less for clothing

	Prague	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,645.93	$65.22 NZ$112.90	-17.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK819.01	$39.23 NZ$67.91	-0.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,204.89	$90.28 NZ$156.27	-14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,827.09	$119.43 NZ$206.73	-12.2%
Average			-11.3%

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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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