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New Zealand vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 25.3% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 20.1% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 14.1% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 8.1% less in New Zealand
Housing: pay 39.5% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 46.7% less in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.9% less in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 27.7% less in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.1% less for restaurants

	Canberra	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.77 A$32.16	$13.47 NZ$24.23	-31.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$16.08	$8.81 NZ$15.84	-10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$4.50	$2.16 NZ$3.89	-21.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 A$3.77	$1.94 NZ$3.50	-16.0%
Average			-20.1%

Canberra vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.1% less for groceries

	Canberra	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 A$4.21	$1.86 NZ$3.35	-27.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 A$8.77	$3.77 NZ$6.78	-30.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 A$10.72	$6.55 NZ$11.77	-0.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 A$7.53	$5.92 NZ$10.65	+28.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 A$6.70	$4.25 NZ$7.64	+3.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.63	$1.15 NZ$2.06	-29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.18	$1.04 NZ$1.87	-22.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 A$2.55	$1.31 NZ$2.35	-16.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 A$4.01	$2.31 NZ$4.15	-6.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 A$2.03	$0.90 NZ$1.62	-28.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.81	$0.83 NZ$1.49	-25.3%
Average			-14.1%

Canberra vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.1% less for transportation

	Canberra	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$8.25	$6.26 NZ$11.26	+23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$118.63 A$192.98	$69.15 NZ$124.35	-41.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$47,626.62	$24,735.85 NZ$44,480.95	-15.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.66 A$28.73	$17.90 NZ$32.19	+1.3%
Average			-8.1%

Canberra vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.5% less for housing

	Canberra	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.39 A$106.37	$51.16 NZ$91.99	-21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,783.31 A$2,901.10	$1,007.66 NZ$1,812.02	-43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,413.05 A$2,298.76	$809.64 NZ$1,455.92	-42.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.02 A$297.74	$91.68 NZ$164.86	-49.9%
Average			-39.5%

Canberra vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 46.7% less for childcare

	Canberra	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,847.17 A$3,004.99	$611.89 NZ$1,100.32	-66.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,503.36 A$23,594.22	$10,661.07 NZ$19,171.14	-26.5%
Average			-46.7%

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pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.25 A$11.79	$6.10 NZ$10.96	-15.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.99	$3.30 NZ$5.94	-10.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.36 A$42.88	$22.88 NZ$41.14	-13.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 A$106.86	$38.53 NZ$69.28	-41.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 A$23.32	$10.92 NZ$19.63	-23.8%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 27.7% less for clothing

	Canberra	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.77 A$141.16	$65.31 NZ$117.44	-24.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.18 A$117.42	$40.78 NZ$73.34	-43.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.51 A$194.42	$93.71 NZ$168.51	-21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.17 A$250.81	$121.74 NZ$218.92	-21.0%
Average			-27.7%

Canberra 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: January 2025

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