New Zealand vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Zealand Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1950
$1383
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4404
$3131
🏠 One person rent
$1136
$779
🏘️ Family rent
$1908
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3185
$1850
💸 GDP per capita
$48419
$29675
😃 Human freedom index
8.88
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
82.2
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
85
60
🌐 English speaking %
97.8%
22%
🎓 Higher education
91
90
😀 Quality of life
89
79
🏙️ Population
5.12M
47.4M

The average cost of living in New Zealand ($1950) is 41% more expensive than in Spain ($1383). New Zealand ranked 15th vs 38th for Spain 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 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 17th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in New Zealand vs Spain

We calculate prices for New Zealand and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 31 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$3.47
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1097
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$627
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2025
$1380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1653
$1026
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.92%
3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7385
$3630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6393
$2346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.7
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.68
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.3
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.3
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.4
$75.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$784
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11969
$8255

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Cities Comparison in New Zealand vs Spain

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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 Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1726
3.28M
Barcelona
$1773
1.64M
Valencia
$1437
792K
Tenerife
$1659
932K
Malaga
$1435
579K
Seville
$1289
682K
Zaragoza
$1327
673K
Murcia
$1219
673K
Bilbao
$1501
344K
Palma de Mallorca
$1710
416K
Alicante
$1331
339K
Pamplona
$1340
203K
Valladolid
$1207
296K
Gijon
$1201
268K
Terrassa
$1409
224K
Las Palmas
$1191
379K
San Sebastian
$1530
188K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
254K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
265K
Cordoba
$1056
320K
Sabadell
$1443
216K
Vigo
$1186
292K
Badalona
$1995
224K
Granada
$1174
229K
A Coruna
$1149
245K
Oviedo
$1114
186K
Jerez de la Frontera
$905
213K
Cartagena
$907
217K
Elche
$1158
236K
Santander
$1144
172K