Cost of living comparison

Bermuda

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Bermuda Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 41.4% cheaper than Bermuda overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.0% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 60.4% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 26.5% less in New Zealand
Housing: pay 58.4% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 55.1% less in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.8% less in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 17.5% less in New Zealand

Expenses including groceries, housing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in New Zealand.

New Zealand vs. Bermuda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.0% less for restaurants

	Bermuda	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$50.00 BMD50.00	$13.47 NZ$22.91	-73.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.00 BMD15.00	$8.81 NZ$14.98	-41.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.30 BMD3.30	$2.16 NZ$3.68	-34.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.00 BMD3.00	$1.94 NZ$3.31	-35.2%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 60.4% less for groceries

	Bermuda	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$8.28 BMD8.28	$1.86 NZ$3.17	-77.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.63 BMD6.63	$3.77 NZ$6.41	-43.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.06 BMD17.06	$6.55 NZ$11.13	-61.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.24 BMD7.24	$5.92 NZ$10.08	-18.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.11 BMD11.11	$4.25 NZ$7.23	-61.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.68 BMD4.68	$1.15 NZ$1.95	-75.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.88 BMD2.88	$1.04 NZ$1.77	-63.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.48 BMD4.48	$1.31 NZ$2.22	-70.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.31 BMD4.31	$2.31 NZ$3.93	-46.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$4.04 BMD4.04	$0.90 NZ$1.53	-77.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.60 BMD2.60	$0.83 NZ$1.41	-68.0%
Average			-60.4%

Bermuda vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.5% less for transportation

	Bermuda	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.54 BMD8.54	$6.26 NZ$10.65	-26.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.50 BMD68.50	$69.15 NZ$117.61	+1.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 BMD35,000.00	$24,735.85 NZ$42,067.79	-29.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$36.61 BMD36.61	$17.90 NZ$30.44	-51.1%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 58.4% less for housing

	Bermuda	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.94 BMD130.94	$51.16 NZ$87.00	-60.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,195.45 BMD3,195.45	$1,007.66 NZ$1,713.72	-68.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,958.33 BMD1,958.33	$809.64 NZ$1,376.93	-58.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.39 BMD168.39	$91.68 NZ$155.91	-45.6%
Average			-58.4%

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pay 55.1% less for childcare

	Bermuda	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,320.00 BMD1,320.00	$611.89 NZ$1,040.63	-53.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,571.43 BMD24,571.43	$10,661.07 NZ$18,131.08	-56.6%
Average			-55.1%

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pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bermuda	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.50 BMD9.50	$6.10 NZ$10.37	-35.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.44 BMD5.44	$3.30 NZ$5.62	-39.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.62 BMD17.62	$22.88 NZ$38.91	+29.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$120.17 BMD120.17	$38.53 NZ$65.52	-67.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00 BMD13.00	$10.92 NZ$18.57	-16.0%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 17.5% less for clothing

	Bermuda	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.75 BMD63.75	$65.31 NZ$111.06	+2.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.00 BMD70.00	$40.78 NZ$69.36	-41.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.00 BMD134.00	$93.71 NZ$159.37	-30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.60 BMD122.60	$121.74 NZ$207.05	-0.7%
Average			-17.5%

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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: May 2025

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