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New Zealand vs. Switzerland Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 37.6% cheaper than Switzerland overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.5% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 26.8% less in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 37.4% less in New Zealand
Housing: pay 33.5% less in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 70.5% less in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.9% less in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 35.6% less in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Switzerland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.5% less for restaurants

	Switzerland	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.66 CHF25.14	$13.47 NZ$24.01	-51.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.97 CHF15.42	$8.81 NZ$15.70	-48.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.67 CHF4.25	$2.16 NZ$3.86	-53.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.13 CHF3.75	$1.94 NZ$3.47	-52.9%
Average			-51.5%

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pay 26.8% less for groceries

	Switzerland	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$3.64 CHF3.31	$1.86 NZ$3.32	-48.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.22 CHF12.01	$3.77 NZ$6.72	-71.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.31 CHF6.64	$6.55 NZ$11.66	-10.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80 CHF6.17	$5.92 NZ$10.56	-12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.89 CHF11.71	$4.25 NZ$7.57	-67.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 CHF1.38	$1.15 NZ$2.04	-24.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.94	$1.04 NZ$1.86	+1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 CHF1.19	$1.31 NZ$2.33	-0.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.85 CHF2.59	$2.31 NZ$4.11	-19.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 CHF1.01	$0.90 NZ$1.60	-19.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 CHF0.97	$0.83 NZ$1.48	-22.3%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 37.4% less for transportation

	Switzerland	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.83 CHF7.12	$6.26 NZ$11.16	-20.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$114.11 CHF103.69	$69.15 NZ$123.24	-39.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,806.66 CHF33,443.89	$24,735.85 NZ$44,080.65	-32.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$42.03 CHF38.19	$17.90 NZ$31.90	-57.4%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 33.5% less for housing

	Switzerland	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.46 CHF48.57	$51.16 NZ$91.16	-4.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,622.75 CHF1,474.49	$1,007.66 NZ$1,795.71	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,411.84 CHF1,282.85	$809.64 NZ$1,442.82	-42.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$180.02 CHF163.57	$91.68 NZ$163.37	-49.1%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 70.5% less for childcare

	Switzerland	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,587.05 CHF2,350.69	$611.89 NZ$1,090.42	-76.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,321.56 CHF27,551.29	$10,661.07 NZ$18,998.61	-64.8%
Average			-70.5%

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pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Switzerland	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.82 CHF7.11	$6.10 NZ$10.86	-22.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.42 CHF4.92	$3.30 NZ$5.88	-39.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.09 CHF9.17	$22.88 NZ$40.77	+126.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.49 CHF80.40	$38.53 NZ$68.66	-56.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.15 CHF19.22	$10.92 NZ$19.45	-48.4%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 35.6% less for clothing

	Switzerland	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$121.70 CHF110.58	$65.31 NZ$116.38	-46.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.65 CHF56.02	$40.78 NZ$72.68	-33.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.06 CHF123.63	$93.71 NZ$167.00	-31.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$176.75 CHF160.60	$121.74 NZ$216.95	-31.1%
Average			-35.6%

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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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