New Zealand vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Zealand Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1735
$628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3946
$1520
🏠 One person rent
$989
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$491
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$432
💸 GDP per capita
$48747
$5389
😃 Human freedom index
9.08
5.84
❤️ Life expectancy
83
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
83
35
🌐 English speaking %
97.8%
51%
🎓 Higher education
91
66
😀 Quality of life
89
49
🏙️ Population
5.34M
37.9M

The average cost of living in New Zealand ($1735) is 176% more expensive than in Ukraine ($628). New Zealand ranked 26th vs 159th for Ukraine 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 0.7 months in Ukraine. Ranked 16th and 89th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in New Zealand vs Ukraine

We calculate prices for New Zealand and Ukraine as a population-weighted mean of 31 and 34 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 Ukraine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.1
$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$3.36
$1.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1026
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$817
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1796
$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1406
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.8
$56.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$6.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
17.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5637
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4548
$854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.31
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.9
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$5.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.19
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$8.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$4.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23
$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.2
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.3
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.4
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$752
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13456
$4796

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In New Zealand

City Cost of living Population
Auckland
$1961
1.47M
Christchurch
$1638
383K
Wellington
$1869
216K
Hamilton
$1383
177K
Tauranga
$1678
151K
Lower Hutt
$1838
103K
Napier
$1493
66.3K
Dunedin
$1461
106K
Rotorua
$1312
58.5K
Palmerston North
$1379
81.5K
Hibiscus Coast
$1675
59.8K
Porirua
$1743
59.6K
Gisborne
$1612
37K
Nelson
$1396
51.1K
Invercargill
$1238
50.2K
Whangarei
$1250
54.4K
Upper Hutt
$1709
44.3K
New Plymouth
$1237
57.6K
Whanganui
$1425
42.2K
Hastings
$1480
49K
Queenstown
$2086
29K
Paraparaumu
$1612
30.1K
Taupo
$1423
25.4K
Pukekohe
$1499
26.5K
Timaru
$1847
28.7K
Blenheim
$1254
28.2K
Masterton
$1252
21.4K
Wanaka
$1536
8.9K
Manukau
$1678
4.12K
Avarua
$1019
4.01K

In Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$879
2.95M
Kharkiv
$510
1.42M
Odesa
$624
1.01M
Dnipro
$790
969K
Donetsk
$516
902K
Lviv
$762
717K
Zaporizhia
$501
710K
Mykolaiv
$516
470K
Kryvyi Rih
$503
604K
Luhansk
$732
418K
Vinnytsia
$603
370K
Makiivka
$534
343K
Chernihiv
$516
287K
Poltava
$479
283K
Cherkasy
$498
270K
Khmelnytskyi
$535
274K
Sumy
$496
266K
Chernivtsi
$545
265K
Horlivka
$650
257K
Kamianske
$656
227K
Mariupol
$539
250K
Zhytomyr
$586
262K
Kherson
$420
279K
Rivne
$439
245K
Bila Tserkva
$497
209K
Ternopil
$465
225K
Kremenchuk
$440
215K
Kropyvnytskyi
$616
220K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$482
238K
Lutsk
$546
216K