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New Zealand vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 84.4% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 53.9% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 67.9% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 53.9% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 94.3% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.7% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 13.7% more in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.32 SAR23.71	$14.45 NZ$24.89	+128.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SAR29.01	$9.14 NZ$15.74	+18.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.79	$2.11 NZ$3.63	+183.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.02	$2.02 NZ$3.47	+639.0%
Average			+242.4%

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pay 53.9% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 SAR3.43	$1.74 NZ$2.99	+89.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 SAR13.57	$3.88 NZ$6.69	+7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 SAR25.27	$6.34 NZ$10.92	-5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 SAR9.47	$5.96 NZ$10.27	+136.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 SAR12.29	$4.01 NZ$6.90	+22.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$1.18 NZ$2.03	+21.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.92	$0.95 NZ$1.64	+22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR3.00	$1.29 NZ$2.23	+61.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$2.11 NZ$3.63	+185.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.49	$0.85 NZ$1.46	+27.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 SAR2.43	$0.80 NZ$1.37	+22.8%
Average			+53.9%

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pay 67.9% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.32 SAR8.72	$6.08 NZ$10.47	+161.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.84 SAR126.97	$74.52 NZ$128.39	+120.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,756.63 SAR96,644.14	$24,777.66 NZ$42,690.69	-3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 SAR71.28	$17.81 NZ$30.69	-6.2%
Average			+67.9%

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pay 53.9% more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.04 SAR277.80	$50.00 NZ$86.14	-32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$434.87 SAR1,631.73	$978.36 NZ$1,685.66	+125.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.33 SAR1,352.02	$810.06 NZ$1,395.70	+124.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.42 SAR365.56	$95.66 NZ$164.82	-1.8%
Average			+53.9%

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pay 94.3% more for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.88 SAR1,316.57	$635.34 NZ$1,094.67	+81.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,485.70 SAR24,335.68	$13,463.91 NZ$23,197.66	+107.6%
Average			+94.3%

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pay 64.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 SAR7.09	$6.04 NZ$10.41	+219.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 SAR13.07	$3.35 NZ$5.78	-3.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.01	$23.12 NZ$39.84	+209.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.43 SAR399.33	$37.72 NZ$64.99	-64.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.24 SAR64.70	$10.72 NZ$18.47	-37.8%
Average			+64.7%

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pay 13.7% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 SAR182.76	$65.22 NZ$112.37	+33.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 SAR215.76	$39.23 NZ$67.60	-31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.56 SAR332.28	$90.28 NZ$155.55	+1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.17 SAR297.07	$119.43 NZ$205.77	+50.8%
Average			+13.7%

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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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