Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 96.3% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.7% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 88.8% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 60.3% more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 28.9% more in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.7% more for restaurants

	Romania	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.56 RON39.15	$13.47 NZ$22.91	+57.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 RON28.94	$8.81 NZ$14.98	+39.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 RON7.85	$2.16 NZ$3.68	+26.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 RON6.53	$1.94 NZ$3.31	+36.2%
Average			+39.7%

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pay 88.8% more for groceries

	Romania	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 RON4.93	$1.86 NZ$3.17	+73.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 RON17.34	$3.77 NZ$6.41	-0.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 RON24.97	$6.55 NZ$11.13	+19.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.83 RON12.94	$5.92 NZ$10.08	+109.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 RON12.35	$4.25 NZ$7.23	+57.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 RON2.16	$1.15 NZ$1.95	+142.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 RON3.00	$1.04 NZ$1.77	+58.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RON2.96	$1.31 NZ$2.22	+102.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 RON3.88	$2.31 NZ$3.93	+172.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RON1.72	$0.90 NZ$1.53	+138.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 RON1.87	$0.83 NZ$1.41	+102.9%
Average			+88.8%

Romania vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Romania	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.64 RON25.82	$6.26 NZ$10.65	+10.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.73 RON94.82	$69.15 NZ$117.61	+233.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,159.13 RON115,082.89	$24,735.85 NZ$42,067.79	-1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.39 RON29.25	$17.90 NZ$30.44	+179.9%
Average			+105.7%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Romania	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.45 RON38.64	$51.16 NZ$87.00	+505.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.94 RON1,664.73	$1,007.66 NZ$1,713.72	+176.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.85 RON1,220.63	$809.64 NZ$1,376.93	+203.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.36 RON491.11	$91.68 NZ$155.91	-14.6%
Average			+217.8%

Romania vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 60.3% more for childcare

	Romania	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$405.62 RON1,855.37	$611.89 NZ$1,040.63	+50.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,284.14 RON28,744.90	$10,661.07 NZ$18,131.08	+69.7%
Average			+60.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Romania	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 RON9.21	$6.10 NZ$10.37	+202.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 RON10.08	$3.30 NZ$5.62	+49.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 RON24.24	$22.88 NZ$38.91	+331.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.40 RON171.08	$38.53 NZ$65.52	+3.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.19 RON28.31	$10.92 NZ$18.57	+76.4%
Average			+132.8%

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pay 28.9% more for clothing

	Romania	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.67 RON263.80	$65.31 NZ$111.06	+13.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.90 RON159.64	$40.78 NZ$69.36	+16.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.76 RON319.08	$93.71 NZ$159.37	+34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.53 RON368.36	$121.74 NZ$207.05	+51.2%
Average			+28.9%

Romania 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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