New Zealand vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Zealand Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1823
$619
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4074
$1515
🏠 One person rent
$1058
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1643
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$508
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$43.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3019
$465
💸 GDP per capita
$49205
$5389
😃 Human freedom index
9.02
5.87
❤️ Life expectancy
83
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
36
🌐 English speaking %
97.2%
51%
🎓 Higher education
91
62
😀 Quality of life
89
50
🏙️ Population
5.29M
37.9M

The average cost of living in New Zealand ($1823) is 195% more expensive than in Ukraine ($619). New Zealand ranked 24th vs 165th 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 0.8 months in Ukraine. Ranked 20th and 96th 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
$13.1
$7.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.62
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$3.44
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.23
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1029
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$886
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1758
$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1416
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$86.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$6.11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.71%
18.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6151
$1402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4176
$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$5.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.69
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.11
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.88
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$4.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.6
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.87
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$9.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.4
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.3
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.5
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$937
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17500
$6277

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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 Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$853
2.95M
Kharkiv
$501
1.42M
Dnipro
$749
969K
Odesa
$641
1.01M
Donetsk
$525
902K
Zaporizhia
$471
710K
Lviv
$800
717K
Kryvyi Rih
$454
604K
Luhansk
$790
418K
Mykolaiv
$529
470K
Makiivka
$534
339K
Vinnytsia
$572
370K
Mariupol
$518
250K
Chernivtsi
$579
265K
Poltava
$475
283K
Chernihiv
$479
287K
Horlivka
$621
240K
Cherkasy
$448
270K
Kremenchuk
$490
215K
Kamianske
$628
227K
Ternopil
$458
225K
Khmelnytskyi
$541
274K
Sumy
$518
266K
Rivne
$397
245K
Zhytomyr
$591
262K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$498
238K
Kherson
$409
279K
Bila Tserkva
$464
209K
Kropyvnytskyi
$577
220K
Lutsk
$543
216K