Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 41.0% more expensive than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$16.87
NZ$28.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$8.84
NZ$14.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$2.18
NZ$3.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$1.87
NZ$3.15
|
|
pay 49.4% more for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
New Zealand
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$1.80
NZ$3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$4.27
NZ$7.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$6.85
NZ$11.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$4.50
NZ$7.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$3.75
NZ$6.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
|
pay 45.8% more for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.50
|
$6.65
NZ$11.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.03
|
$70.72
NZ$118.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,504.43
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,582.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.89
|
$16.94
NZ$28.50
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.46
|
$52.92
NZ$89.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,039.46
|
$860.75
NZ$1,448.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,887.94
|
$721.70
NZ$1,214.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED437.92
|
$98.85
NZ$166.33
|
|
pay 36.7% more for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,853.89
|
$628.34
NZ$1,057.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,678.25
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,831.47
|
|
pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
New Zealand
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$5.88
NZ$9.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$3.20
NZ$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$23.28
NZ$39.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.56
|
$40.48
NZ$68.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$10.59
NZ$17.82
|
|
pay 12.6% more for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
New Zealand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.59
|
$65.76
NZ$110.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.16
|
$42.74
NZ$71.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.94
|
$98.05
NZ$164.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.54
|
$111.69
NZ$187.94
|
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