New Zealand is 28.7% more expensive than Stockholm.

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

pay 6.5% more for restaurants

 
Stockholm
New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.41
kr131.19
$16.87
NZ$28.14
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.59
kr90.82
$8.84
NZ$14.74
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.29
kr24.16
$2.18
NZ$3.64

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pay 1.9% less for groceries

 
Stockholm
New Zealand
Bread
1 loaf
$2.82
kr29.76
$1.80
NZ$3.00
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.04
kr53.25
$4.27
NZ$7.12
Milk (1 gallon) $5.61
kr59.28
$6.85
NZ$11.43

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pay 24.5% less for transportation

 
Stockholm
New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.93
kr83.77
$6.65
NZ$11.10
Monthly public transit pass $92.63
kr978.85
$70.72
NZ$117.94
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,647.00
kr302,738.65
$24,712.32
NZ$41,214.69

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pay 0.9% less for housing

 
Stockholm
New Zealand
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.68
kr345.35
$52.92
NZ$88.26
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,446.54
kr15,286.86
$860.75
NZ$1,435.54
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,036.91
kr10,957.97
$721.70
NZ$1,203.64

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

 
Stockholm
New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $134.04
kr1,416.51
$628.34
NZ$1,047.93
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,355.38
kr88,298.77
$10,002.94
NZ$16,682.68

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pay 35.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Stockholm
New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.16
kr75.68
$5.88
NZ$9.81
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.92
kr41.37
$3.20
NZ$5.34
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.68
kr70.64
$23.28
NZ$38.82

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pay 7.7% less for clothing

 
Stockholm
New Zealand
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.80
kr906.72
$65.76
NZ$109.67
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.11
kr423.83
$42.74
NZ$71.28
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.88
kr1,034.35
$98.05
NZ$163.53

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