New Zealand vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Zealand Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1950
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4404
$2593
🏠 One person rent
$1136
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$1908
$1161
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3185
$1368
💸 GDP per capita
$48419
$18688
😃 Human freedom index
8.88
7.69
❤️ Life expectancy
82.2
75.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
85
54
🌐 English speaking %
97.8%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
91
83
😀 Quality of life
89
71
🏙️ Population
5.12M
38.4M

The average cost of living in New Zealand ($1950) is 71% more expensive than in Poland ($1137). New Zealand ranked 15th vs 60th for Poland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in New Zealand compared to 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 17th and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in New Zealand vs Poland

We calculate prices for New Zealand and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 31 and 79 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

New Zealand Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$8.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$3.24
 Cappuccino
$3.47
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1097
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2025
$1116
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1653
$868
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.92%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7385
$3437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6393
$2511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.7
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$8.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.68
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.3
$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.3
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$8.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.4
$79.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$784
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11969
$6922

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In New Zealand

City Cost of living Population
Auckland
$2279
1.47M
Christchurch
$1800
383K
Manukau
$1994
376K
Wellington
$2220
419K
Waitakere
$1960
208K
Hamilton
$1701
177K
Tauranga
$1754
151K
Lower Hutt
$1887
103K
Dunedin
$1398
106K
Palmerston North
$1365
81.5K
Napier
$1207
66.3K
New Plymouth
$1346
57.6K
Rotorua
$1200
58.5K
Hibiscus Coast
$1885
59.8K
Porirua
$1777
59.6K
Nelson
$1500
51.1K
Whangarei
$1388
54.4K
Invercargill
$1353
50.2K
Upper Hutt
$1744
44.3K
Gisborne
$1524
37K
Hastings
$1113
49K
Timaru
$1842
28.7K
Whanganui
$1454
42.2K
Paraparaumu
$1679
30.1K
Pukekohe
$1643
26.5K
Taupo
$1563
25.4K
Blenheim
$1579
28.2K
Queenstown
$1925
16K
Wanaka
$1664
8.9K
Masterton
$1230
21.4K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1464
1.86M
Krakow
$1380
801K
Wroclaw
$1310
673K
Lodz
$1161
671K
Poznan
$1151
547K
Gdansk
$1349
486K
Szczecin
$1196
396K
Lublin
$1016
335K
Katowice
$1123
286K
Bydgoszcz
$1118
338K
Gdynia
$1336
245K
Bialystok
$949
294K
Rzeszow
$1050
196K
Kielce
$863
187K
Torun
$1024
198K
Gliwice
$962
174K
Radom
$907
202K
Czestochowa
$943
213K
Sosnowiec
$921
194K
Ruda Slaska
$1022
134K
Olsztyn
$1006
170K
Bytom
$966
153K
Zielona Gora
$895
140K
Opole
$993
127K
Bielsko-Biala
$1024
169K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
117K
Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
120K
Chorzow
$987
104K
Zabrze
$953
158K
Rybnik
$773
134K