Cost of living comparison

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New Zealand vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 2.1 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 93.3% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 36.7% less in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 11.8% more in New Zealand

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing in New Zealand are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

New Zealand vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.61	$13.47 NZ$24.23	+222.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.81	$8.81 NZ$15.84	+58.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.64	$2.16 NZ$3.89	+336.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.27	$1.94 NZ$3.50	+529.1%
Average			+286.6%

Beijing vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 93.3% more for groceries

	Beijing	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.52	$1.86 NZ$3.35	+30.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.58	$3.77 NZ$6.78	-48.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.58	$6.55 NZ$11.77	-8.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.75	$5.92 NZ$10.65	+240.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.23	$4.25 NZ$7.64	+177.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.73	$1.15 NZ$2.06	+25.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.22	$1.04 NZ$1.87	+46.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.50	$1.31 NZ$2.35	+47.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.27	$2.31 NZ$4.15	+296.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.70	$0.90 NZ$1.62	+143.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.45	$0.83 NZ$1.49	+76.4%
Average			+93.3%

Beijing vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Beijing	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.97	$6.26 NZ$11.26	+43.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥244.88	$69.15 NZ$124.35	+107.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥153,049.43	$24,735.85 NZ$44,480.95	+18.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.67	$17.90 NZ$32.19	+289.8%
Average			+114.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Beijing	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥97.40	$51.16 NZ$91.99	+285.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,818.52	$1,007.66 NZ$1,812.02	+8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,610.93	$809.64 NZ$1,455.92	+64.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥308.27	$91.68 NZ$164.86	+118.1%
Average			+119.0%

Beijing vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 36.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,598.47	$611.89 NZ$1,100.32	-19.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥168,014.26	$10,661.07 NZ$19,171.14	-53.5%
Average			-36.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.16	$6.10 NZ$10.96	+447.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.42	$3.30 NZ$5.94	-8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.51	$22.88 NZ$41.14	+557.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥479.97	$38.53 NZ$69.28	-41.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥61.22	$10.92 NZ$19.63	+30.8%
Average			+197.3%

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pay 11.8% more for clothing

	Beijing	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥459.43	$65.31 NZ$117.44	+4.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥254.35	$40.78 NZ$73.34	+17.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥611.94	$93.71 NZ$168.51	+12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥789.27	$121.74 NZ$218.92	+13.1%
Average			+11.8%

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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: January 2025

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