Cost of living comparison

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New Zealand vs. South Korea Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 54.3% more expensive than South Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 92.3% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 18.6% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 50.9% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 84.0% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 28.6% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 3.8% more in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. South Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of South Korea, you would:

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pay 92.3% more for restaurants

	South Korea	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.72 ₩9,920	$14.45 NZ$25.10	+114.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ₩8,112	$9.14 NZ$15.87	+66.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ₩2,164	$2.11 NZ$3.66	+43.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₩1,217	$2.02 NZ$3.50	+144.4%
Average			+92.3%

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pay 18.6% less for groceries

	South Korea	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 ₩4,241	$1.74 NZ$3.02	-39.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.63 ₩8,301	$3.88 NZ$6.74	-31.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 ₩11,326	$6.34 NZ$11.01	-17.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 ₩4,186	$5.96 NZ$10.35	+110.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.34 ₩4,923	$4.01 NZ$6.96	+20.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.24 ₩4,775	$1.18 NZ$2.05	-63.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 ₩2,048	$0.95 NZ$1.65	-31.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.80 ₩4,127	$1.29 NZ$2.25	-53.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.40 ₩3,548	$2.11 NZ$3.66	-12.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 ₩2,630	$0.85 NZ$1.48	-52.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₩1,777	$0.80 NZ$1.38	-33.8%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 50.9% more for transportation

	South Korea	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 ₩6,494	$6.08 NZ$10.56	+38.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.17 ₩69,616	$74.52 NZ$129.46	+58.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,440.41 ₩39,019,698	$24,777.66 NZ$43,046.67	-6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.33 ₩12,296	$17.81 NZ$30.94	+113.8%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 84.0% more for housing

	South Korea	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 ₩32,001	$50.00 NZ$86.86	+130.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$473.91 ₩699,370	$978.36 NZ$1,699.72	+106.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.19 ₩527,120	$810.06 NZ$1,407.33	+126.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.53 ₩195,586	$95.66 NZ$166.20	-27.8%
Average			+84.0%

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pay 28.6% more for childcare

	South Korea	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.52 ₩558,610	$635.34 NZ$1,103.80	+67.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,055.40 ₩22,218,164	$13,463.91 NZ$23,391.09	-10.6%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	South Korea	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 ₩4,602	$6.04 NZ$10.50	+93.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 ₩5,265	$3.35 NZ$5.82	-6.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,699	$23.12 NZ$40.17	+626.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.86 ₩73,581	$37.72 NZ$65.53	-24.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.12 ₩14,932	$10.72 NZ$18.62	+5.9%
Average			+139.1%

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pay 3.8% more for clothing

	South Korea	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.46 ₩98,079	$65.22 NZ$113.31	-1.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.68 ₩74,796	$39.23 NZ$68.16	-22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.74 ₩107,346	$90.28 NZ$156.84	+24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.23 ₩152,349	$119.43 NZ$207.49	+15.7%
Average			+3.8%

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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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