Cost of living comparison

Czech Republic

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Czech Republic Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 56.5% more expensive than Czech Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.6% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 58.0% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 66.2% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 62.3% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 51.0% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 14.6% more in New Zealand

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, childcare, and restaurants in New Zealand are more expensive than in Czech Republic. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

New Zealand vs. Czech Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Czech Republic, you would:

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pay 42.6% more for restaurants

	Czech Republic	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.70 CZK171.67	$13.47 NZ$22.91	+75.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.61 CZK169.82	$8.81 NZ$14.98	+15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 CZK35.54	$2.16 NZ$3.68	+35.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 CZK30.12	$1.94 NZ$3.31	+44.0%
Average			+42.6%

Czech Republic vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.0% more for groceries

	Czech Republic	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 CZK28.71	$1.86 NZ$3.17	+44.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.47 CZK121.91	$3.77 NZ$6.41	-31.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 CZK86.88	$6.55 NZ$11.13	+68.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 CZK58.92	$5.92 NZ$10.08	+124.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.73 CZK83.12	$4.25 NZ$7.23	+14.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 CZK13.75	$1.15 NZ$1.95	+86.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CZK15.80	$1.04 NZ$1.77	+47.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 CZK19.57	$1.31 NZ$2.22	+49.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 CZK28.83	$2.31 NZ$3.93	+78.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 CZK11.26	$0.90 NZ$1.53	+77.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 CZK10.37	$0.83 NZ$1.41	+78.7%
Average			+58.0%

Czech Republic vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.2% more for transportation

	Czech Republic	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.95 CZK132.80	$6.26 NZ$10.65	+5.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.06 CZK469.85	$69.15 NZ$117.61	+228.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,453.98 CZK701,590.37	$24,735.85 NZ$42,067.79	-21.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.74 CZK261.84	$17.90 NZ$30.44	+52.5%
Average			+66.2%

Czech Republic vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 62.3% more for housing

	Czech Republic	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.70 CZK417.01	$51.16 NZ$87.00	+173.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$610.48 CZK13,616.90	$1,007.66 NZ$1,713.72	+65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$493.17 CZK11,000.29	$809.64 NZ$1,376.93	+64.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$198.15 CZK4,419.78	$91.68 NZ$155.91	-53.7%
Average			+62.3%

Czech Republic vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 51.0% more for childcare

	Czech Republic	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$363.72 CZK8,112.84	$611.89 NZ$1,040.63	+68.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,967.34 CZK177,714.01	$10,661.07 NZ$18,131.08	+33.8%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Czech Republic	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.90 CZK42.37	$6.10 NZ$10.37	+220.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 CZK57.99	$3.30 NZ$5.62	+27.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.46 CZK144.15	$22.88 NZ$38.91	+254.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.23 CZK1,053.38	$38.53 NZ$65.52	-18.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CZK199.56	$10.92 NZ$18.57	+22.0%
Average			+101.1%

Czech Republic vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.6% more for clothing

	Czech Republic	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.75 CZK1,555.68	$65.31 NZ$111.06	-6.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.40 CZK700.30	$40.78 NZ$69.36	+29.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.03 CZK1,785.17	$93.71 NZ$159.37	+17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.55 CZK2,309.73	$121.74 NZ$207.05	+17.6%
Average			+14.6%

Czech Republic 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: May 2025

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