Cost of living comparison
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
|
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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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr21.50
|
$1.87
NZ$3.12
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
kr41.17
|
$4.50
NZ$7.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
kr56.97
|
$3.75
NZ$6.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
kr14.45
|
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
kr12.58
|
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.08
|
$1.31
NZ$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
kr19.68
|
$1.50
NZ$2.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
kr6.81
|
$0.95
NZ$1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
kr6.54
|
$0.81
NZ$1.36
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.46
kr321.91
|
$16.94
NZ$28.25
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.97
kr993.09
|
$98.85
NZ$164.86
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.67
kr472.11
|
$40.48
NZ$67.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.32
kr151.37
|
$10.59
NZ$17.66
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
New Zealand
|
||
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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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
kr1,375.40
|
$111.69
NZ$186.28
|
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