Cost of living comparison

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New Zealand vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 8.7% cheaper than Vienna.

Restaurants: pay 31.3% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 21.4% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 2.1% less in New Zealand
Housing: pay 19.0% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 13.3% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.6% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 23.8% less in New Zealand

The cost of entertainment and sports and childcare in New Zealand are more expensive than in Vienna. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in New Zealand.

New Zealand vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.3% less for restaurants

	Vienna	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$14.45 NZ$25.01	-17.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.03	$9.14 NZ$15.82	-21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.91 €3.36	$2.11 NZ$3.65	-46.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.35 €2.88	$2.02 NZ$3.49	-39.8%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 21.4% less for groceries

	Vienna	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$3.18 €2.73	$1.74 NZ$3.01	-45.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.99 €8.58	$3.88 NZ$6.72	-61.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.81 €5.85	$6.34 NZ$10.97	-7.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.78 €4.11	$5.96 NZ$10.31	+24.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.38 €6.34	$4.01 NZ$6.93	-45.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 €1.34	$1.18 NZ$2.04	-24.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.98	$0.95 NZ$1.65	-16.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 €1.42	$1.29 NZ$2.24	-22.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11 €1.81	$2.11 NZ$3.65	-0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.88	$0.85 NZ$1.47	-17.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.85	$0.80 NZ$1.38	-19.5%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 2.1% less for transportation

	Vienna	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.89 €5.92	$6.08 NZ$10.52	-11.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.40 €50.15	$74.52 NZ$128.99	+27.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €25,075.80	$24,777.66 NZ$42,890.20	-15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.62 €16.85	$17.81 NZ$30.83	-9.2%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 19.0% less for housing

	Vienna	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.88 €35.11	$50.00 NZ$86.54	+22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,303.45 €1,119.41	$978.36 NZ$1,693.54	-24.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$928.96 €797.80	$810.06 NZ$1,402.22	-12.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$243.99 €209.55	$95.66 NZ$165.59	-60.8%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 13.3% more for childcare

	Vienna	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$358.81 €308.15	$635.34 NZ$1,099.78	+77.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,196.11 €23,356.32	$13,463.91 NZ$23,306.07	-50.5%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 23.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Vienna	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.07 €5.22	$6.04 NZ$10.46	-0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 €4.52	$3.35 NZ$5.80	-36.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.59 €6.52	$23.12 NZ$40.03	+204.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.10 €43.89	$37.72 NZ$65.30	-26.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.02 €12.04	$10.72 NZ$18.56	-23.5%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 23.8% less for clothing

	Vienna	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.70 €85.62	$65.22 NZ$112.90	-34.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.46 €40.76	$39.23 NZ$67.91	-17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.22 €89.50	$90.28 NZ$156.27	-13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$170.37 €146.31	$119.43 NZ$206.73	-29.9%
Average			-23.8%

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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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