New Zealand vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Zealand United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1748
$2025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3990
$4864
🏠 One person rent
$1005
$1361
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$2797
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3064
$3498
💸 GDP per capita
$48281
$49041
😃 Human freedom index
9.08
5.9
❤️ Life expectancy
82.8
79.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
83
68
🌐 English speaking %
97.8%
65%
🎓 Higher education
91
68
😀 Quality of life
89
79
🏙️ Population
5.12M
9.89M

The average cost of living in New Zealand ($1748) is 14% less expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($2025). New Zealand ranked 21st vs 14th for the United Arab Emirates in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in New Zealand compared to 1.7 months in the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 16th and 29th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in New Zealand vs the United Arab Emirates

We calculate prices for New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates as a population-weighted mean of 31 and 9 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 United Arab Emirates
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.74
$9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$11
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$1480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$1070
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1785
$3301
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1456
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.9
$95.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.72%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6045
$5794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4804
$3621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.6
$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$9.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.14
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$9.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.05
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.7
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$72.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$8.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.5
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$679
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12107
$10373

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Cities Comparison in New Zealand vs the United Arab Emirates

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In New Zealand

City Cost of living Population
Auckland
$1968
1.47M
Christchurch
$1847
383K
Manukau
$1736
376K
Wellington
$1837
216K
Hamilton
$1506
177K
Tauranga
$1652
151K
Lower Hutt
$1751
103K
Napier
$1433
66.3K
Dunedin
$1435
106K
Palmerston North
$1444
81.5K
Rotorua
$1182
58.5K
Hibiscus Coast
$1670
59.8K
Porirua
$1607
59.6K
New Plymouth
$1248
57.6K
Invercargill
$1242
50.2K
Nelson
$1475
51.1K
Whangarei
$1213
54.4K
Upper Hutt
$1676
44.3K
Gisborne
$1524
37K
Hastings
$1144
49K
Timaru
$1717
28.7K
Queenstown
$1921
29K
Paraparaumu
$1560
30.1K
Pukekohe
$1493
26.5K
Taupo
$1418
25.4K
Blenheim
$1248
28.2K
Whanganui
$1457
42.2K
Wanaka
$1746
8.9K
Masterton
$1253
21.4K
Avarua
$1011
4.01K

In the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2379
3.33M
Abu Dhabi
$1828
1.48M
Al Ain
$1844
767K
Sharjah
$1494
1.25M
Ajman
$2240
490K
Fujairah
$1239
119K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
116K
Umm al-Quwain
$1196
44.4K
Madinat Zayed
$1721
29.1K