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New Zealand vs. London Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 29.4% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 17.3% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 6.7% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 42.5% less in New Zealand
Housing: pay 41.9% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 67.8% less in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.1% less in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 20.1% less in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.3% less for restaurants

	London	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.83 £21.16	$13.47 NZ$24.23	-47.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33 £8.46	$8.81 NZ$15.84	-14.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 £2.01	$2.16 NZ$3.89	-12.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 £1.52	$1.94 NZ$3.50	+5.1%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 6.7% more for groceries

	London	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$2.07 £1.70	$1.86 NZ$3.35	-9.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 £4.63	$3.77 NZ$6.78	-33.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 £5.17	$6.55 NZ$11.77	+3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.45 £3.64	$5.92 NZ$10.65	+33.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 £3.49	$4.25 NZ$7.64	-0.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 £1.28	$1.15 NZ$2.06	-26.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 £0.62	$1.04 NZ$1.87	+38.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.18	$1.31 NZ$2.35	-9.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 £1.47	$2.31 NZ$4.15	+28.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.56	$0.90 NZ$1.62	+30.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 £0.57	$0.83 NZ$1.49	+18.4%
Average			+6.7%

London vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.5% less for transportation

	London	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.39 £6.06	$6.26 NZ$11.26	-15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$258.31 £211.60	$69.15 NZ$124.35	-73.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,531.14 £29,925.17	$24,735.85 NZ$44,480.95	-32.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.26 £28.88	$17.90 NZ$32.19	-49.2%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 41.9% less for housing

	London	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.63 £34.10	$51.16 NZ$91.99	+22.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,834.46 £2,321.90	$1,007.66 NZ$1,812.02	-64.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,063.73 £1,690.55	$809.64 NZ$1,455.92	-60.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.90 £216.18	$91.68 NZ$164.86	-65.3%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 67.8% less for childcare

	London	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,333.60 £1,911.61	$611.89 NZ$1,100.32	-73.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,892.30 £22,848.51	$10,661.07 NZ$19,171.14	-61.8%
Average			-67.8%

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pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports

	London	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.27 £6.77	$6.10 NZ$10.96	-26.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 £3.93	$3.30 NZ$5.94	-31.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.76 £16.19	$22.88 NZ$41.14	+15.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.66 £53.79	$38.53 NZ$69.28	-41.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.14 £13.22	$10.92 NZ$19.63	-32.4%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 20.1% less for clothing

	London	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.94 £79.41	$65.31 NZ$117.44	-32.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.55 £41.41	$40.78 NZ$73.34	-19.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.87 £94.10	$93.71 NZ$168.51	-18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.36 £110.89	$121.74 NZ$218.92	-10.1%
Average			-20.1%

London 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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