New Zealand vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Zealand Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1935
$1480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4375
$3313
🏠 One person rent
$1113
$850
🏘️ Family rent
$1847
$1358
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3333
$1891
💸 GDP per capita
$48528
$32677
😃 Human freedom index
8.88
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
82.8
83.1
👮 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 ($1935) is 31% more expensive than in Spain ($1480). New Zealand ranked 18th vs 36th 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 1.7 months in New Zealand compared to 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 15th and 29th 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
$14.4
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.6
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.77
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$3.57
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1113
$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$943
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1992
$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.9
$86.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.3
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6644
$4084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5526
$2641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.7
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.89
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.2
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.7
$68.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.9
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$455
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12676
$8656

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In New Zealand

City Cost of living Population
Auckland
$2205
1.47M
Manukau
$1939
376K
Christchurch
$1981
383K
Wellington
$2235
216K
Hamilton
$1671
177K
Tauranga
$1791
151K
Lower Hutt
$1866
103K
Dunedin
$1463
106K
Napier
$1403
66.3K
Palmerston North
$1318
81.5K
Rotorua
$1274
58.5K
Hibiscus Coast
$1861
59.8K
New Plymouth
$1447
57.6K
Porirua
$1844
59.6K
Nelson
$1640
51.1K
Whangarei
$1531
54.4K
Invercargill
$1359
50.2K
Upper Hutt
$1784
44.3K
Gisborne
$1654
37K
Hastings
$1205
49K
Timaru
$1879
28.7K
Queenstown
$1928
29K
Whanganui
$1573
42.2K
Paraparaumu
$1729
30.1K
Pukekohe
$1634
26.5K
Taupo
$1569
25.4K
Blenheim
$1406
28.2K
Wanaka
$1916
8.9K
Masterton
$1334
21.4K
Avarua
$1099
4.01K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1889
3.33M
Barcelona
$1887
1.66M
Valencia
$1581
808K
Seville
$1358
684K
Tenerife
$1707
932K
Zaragoza
$1330
683K
Malaga
$1519
586K
Murcia
$1192
673K
Bilbao
$1522
346K
Palma de Mallorca
$1783
423K
Las Palmas
$1353
378K
Alicante
$1360
349K
Cordoba
$1165
324K
Vigo
$1282
294K
Terrassa
$1491
225K
Valladolid
$1262
297K
Pamplona
$1464
206K
Gijon
$1269
268K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
256K
Sabadell
$1577
218K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
274K
San Sebastian
$1623
189K
Badalona
$1914
226K
A Coruna
$1259
247K
Granada
$1288
231K
Oviedo
$1158
186K
Jerez de la Frontera
$936
213K
Cartagena
$1136
218K
Elche
$1192
238K
Burgos
$1220
174K