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New Zealand vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 20.6% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 6.5% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 38.2% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 36.4% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 24.4% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 3.6% less in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.8% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 14.5% less in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.5% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.73	$14.45 NZ$25.01	+32.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.76	$9.14 NZ$15.82	-4.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.19	$2.11 NZ$3.65	-6.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.98	$2.02 NZ$3.49	+4.9%
Average			+6.5%

Warsaw vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.2% more for groceries

	Warsaw	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.31	$1.74 NZ$3.01	+18.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.57	$3.88 NZ$6.72	-27.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.75	$6.34 NZ$10.97	+46.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.43	$5.96 NZ$10.31	+61.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.30	$4.01 NZ$6.93	+18.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.21	$1.18 NZ$2.04	+93.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.00	$0.95 NZ$1.65	+15.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.49	$1.29 NZ$2.24	+34.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.71	$2.11 NZ$3.65	+34.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.74	$0.85 NZ$1.47	+77.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.96	$0.80 NZ$1.38	+47.8%
Average			+38.2%

Warsaw vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.4% more for transportation

	Warsaw	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.02	$6.08 NZ$10.52	-8.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.25	$74.52 NZ$128.99	+147.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,186.94	$24,777.66 NZ$42,890.20	-24.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.66	$17.81 NZ$30.83	+30.3%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 24.4% more for housing

	Warsaw	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.29	$50.00 NZ$86.54	+186.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,143.53	$978.36 NZ$1,693.54	-14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,298.01	$810.06 NZ$1,402.22	-10.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN971.93	$95.66 NZ$165.59	-64.2%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 3.6% less for childcare

	Warsaw	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,130.17	$635.34 NZ$1,099.78	+8.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,882.92	$13,463.91 NZ$23,306.07	-15.5%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 56.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.88	$6.04 NZ$10.46	+22.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.31	$3.35 NZ$5.80	-20.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.60	$23.12 NZ$40.03	+288.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN169.84	$37.72 NZ$65.30	-19.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.76	$10.72 NZ$18.56	+12.0%
Average			+56.8%

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pay 14.5% less for clothing

	Warsaw	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN361.72	$65.22 NZ$112.90	-34.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN175.63	$39.23 NZ$67.91	-18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN357.70	$90.28 NZ$156.27	-8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN418.71	$119.43 NZ$206.73	+3.6%
Average			-14.5%

Warsaw vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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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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