New Zealand vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Zealand Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1823
$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4074
$2274
🏠 One person rent
$1058
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$1643
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$508
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3019
$1051
💸 GDP per capita
$49205
$15893
😃 Human freedom index
9.02
5.1
❤️ Life expectancy
83
77.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
31
🌐 English speaking %
97.2%
15%
🎓 Higher education
91
77
😀 Quality of life
89
59
🏙️ Population
5.29M
85.5M

The average cost of living in New Zealand ($1823) is 105% more expensive than in Turkey ($891). New Zealand ranked 24th vs 116th for Turkey 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 1.2 months in Turkey. Ranked 20th and 73rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in New Zealand vs Turkey

We calculate prices for New Zealand and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 31 and 128 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 Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.62
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.23
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1029
$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$886
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1758
$968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1416
$647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92
$44.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.71%
41.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6151
$1801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4176
$1046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$7.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.69
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.11
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$8.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.88
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.6
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.87
$2.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.4
$6.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.3
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.5
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$937
$657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17500
$14034

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Cities Comparison in New Zealand vs Turkey

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In New Zealand

City Cost of living Population
Auckland
$2100
1.47M
Christchurch
$1705
383K
Wellington
$2003
216K
Hamilton
$1424
177K
Tauranga
$1660
151K
Lower Hutt
$1869
103K
Dunedin
$1507
106K
Rotorua
$1259
58.5K
Palmerston North
$1395
81.5K
Napier
$1653
66.3K
Hibiscus Coast
$1745
59.8K
Porirua
$1803
59.6K
New Plymouth
$1261
57.6K
Gisborne
$1647
37K
Invercargill
$1282
50.2K
Upper Hutt
$1751
44.3K
Whangarei
$1239
54.4K
Nelson
$1469
51.1K
Whanganui
$1400
42.2K
Queenstown
$2232
29K
Paraparaumu
$1709
30.1K
Timaru
$1800
28.7K
Pukekohe
$1530
26.5K
Hastings
$1503
49K
Taupo
$1475
25.4K
Blenheim
$1248
28.2K
Masterton
$1440
21.4K
Wanaka
$1567
8.9K
Avarua
$1075
4.8K
Manukau
$1553
4.12K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1328
15.7M
Ankara
$1033
5.8M
Izmir
$1038
4.49M
Bursa
$866
2.9M
Antalya
$994
2.43M
Konya
$740
2.23M
Kocaeli
$824
1.85M
Gaziantep
$549
1.68M
Urfa
$582
1.99M
Diyarbakir
$608
1.73M
Kayseri
$686
1.39M
Adana
$756
1.77M
Samsun
$716
1.37M
Balikesir
$750
1.25M
Denizli
$554
1.03M
Erzurum
$448
768K
Eskisehir
$747
871K
Mersin
$836
1.04M
Trabzon
$732
824K
Van
$580
1.13M
Kahramanmaras
$646
444K
Manisa
$743
420K
Antakya
$594
378K
Izmit
$899
376K
Gebze
$634
412K
Elazig
$565
422K
Alanya
$676
364K
Sivas
$716
365K
Isparta
$506
248K
Afyonkarahisar
$641
300K