New Zealand vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Zealand Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1950
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4404
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$1136
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1908
$660
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3185
$823
💸 GDP per capita
$48419
$15787
😃 Human freedom index
8.88
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
82.2
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
85
46
🌐 English speaking %
97.8%
31%
🎓 Higher education
91
73
😀 Quality of life
89
62
🏙️ Population
5.12M
19.1M

The average cost of living in New Zealand ($1950) is 137% more expensive than in Romania ($821). New Zealand ranked 15th vs 106th for Romania 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 months in Romania. Ranked 17th and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in New Zealand vs Romania

We calculate prices for New Zealand and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 31 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$8.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$3.47
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1097
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2025
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1653
$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.92%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7385
$2022
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6393
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.7
$19.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.68
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.3
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$7.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$6.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.4
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$784
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11969
$7145

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$961
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$988
287K
Timisoara
$807
251K
Iasi
$839
272K
Brasov
$928
238K
Constanta
$962
264K
Craiova
$813
234K
Ploiesti
$868
181K
Galati
$743
218K
Oradea
$820
183K
Sibiu
$800
134K
Braila
$639
155K
Arad
$678
145K
Bacau
$670
136K
Pitesti
$758
141K
Buzau
$758
103K
Targu Mures
$678
116K
Bistrita
$654
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$595
93.2K
Botosani
$758
90K
Baia Mare
$619
109K
Suceava
$704
84.3K
Focsani
$748
66.6K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
79.9K
Satu Mare
$623
91.5K
Targoviste
$702
67K
Voluntari
$846
47.4K
Resita
$673
58.4K
Alba Iulia
$599
64.2K
Slatina
$610
63.5K