Cost of living and expenses in New Zealand

What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in New Zealand? What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in New Zealand, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in New Zealand (The last update: 2 days ago)

Currency in New Zealand New Zealand dollar (NZD NZ$). For 10 US dollars you can get 16.7 New Zealand dollars. For 100 US dollars you can get 167 New Zealand dollars. And the other way around: For 10 New Zealand dollars you can get 5.97 US dollars.


See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in New Zealand


What are the different prices in the cities in New Zealand? Look here: Prices in cities in New Zealand

Prices: Auckland   Christchurch   Hamilton   Hastings   Invercargill   Lower Hutt   Nelson   New Plymouth   Palmerston North   Wellington  


Price fees $139 ($89 - $240)

fees

$139 ($89 - $240)
32% is less expensive than in United States

Price internet $52 ($42 - $72)

internet

$52 ($42 - $72)
26% is less expensive than in United States

Price jeans $71 ($42 - $107)

jeans

$71 ($42 - $107)
36% more than in United States

Price average earnings $2.96K

average earnings

$2.96K
35% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a small apartment in the center $1.12K ($597 - $1.76K)

renting a small apartment in the center

$1.12K ($597 - $1.76K)
37% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a large apartment outside the center $1.53K ($896 - $2.39K)

renting a large apartment outside the center

$1.53K ($896 - $2.39K)
37% is less expensive than in United States

The cost of living in New Zealand:

  1. One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $2.2 (NZ$3.7)
  2. Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $119 (NZ$200)
  3. Gasoline (1 liter) $1.7 (NZ$2.8)
  4. Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $23.9K (NZ$40K)
  5. Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $1.12K (NZ$1.87K)
  6. Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $963 (NZ$1.61K)
  7. Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $1.84K (NZ$3.08K)
  8. Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $1.53K (NZ$2.57K)
  9. Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $139 (NZ$233)
  10. Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $52 (NZ$88)
  11. numb_34 $37 (NZ$62)
  12. 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $71 (NZ$120)
  13. 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $45 (NZ$75)
  14. 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $100 (NZ$168)
  15. 1 pair of men's leather shoes $120 (NZ$200)
  16. Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $20.8K (NZ$34.8K)
  17. Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $763 (NZ$1.28K)
  18. Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $6.39K (NZ$10.7K)
  19. International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $12.1K (NZ$20.3K)
  20. Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $5.36K (NZ$8.98K)
  21. Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $2.96K (NZ$4.97K)
  22. Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 6.9%
  23. Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $2.4 (NZ$4)
  24. Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $2.1 (NZ$3.5)
  25. Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $36 (NZ$60)
source: hikersbay.com & numbeo.com

Price changes in previous years in New Zealand

Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2010: $3.04K(NZ$5.09K), 2011: $1.9K(NZ$3.18K), 2012: $2.8K(NZ$4.68K), 2013: $2.73K(NZ$4.57K), 2014: $2.56K(NZ$4.29K), 2015: $3.38K(NZ$5.66K), 2016: $4.48K(NZ$7.51K), 2017: $3.81K(NZ$6.39K), and 2018: $4.68K(NZ$7.84K)

New Zealand price changes: Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center 2010-2018
New Zealand price changes Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center hikersbay.com

Have earnings increased in New Zealand?
See the average salary in previous years in 2010: $1.66K(NZ$2.79K), 2011: $1.95K(NZ$3.26K), 2012: $2.01K(NZ$3.36K), 2013: $2.01K(NZ$3.37K), 2014: $1.8K(NZ$3.02K), 2015: $1.99K(NZ$3.33K), 2016: $2.09K(NZ$3.5K), 2017: $2.15K(NZ$3.6K), and 2018: $2.28K(NZ$3.81K)

New Zealand price changes: Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 2010-2018
New Zealand price changes Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) hikersbay.com

Price changes in Fees over the years: 2010: $124(NZ$208), 2011: $132(NZ$222), 2012: $117(NZ$196), 2013: $111(NZ$185), 2014: $112(NZ$188), 2015: $112(NZ$188), 2016: $108(NZ$181), 2017: $110(NZ$185), and 2018: $103(NZ$172)

New Zealand price changes: Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment 2010-2018
New Zealand price changes Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment hikersbay.com

Price changes in Internet over the years: 2010: $26(NZ$43), 2011: $36(NZ$60), 2012: $48(NZ$80), 2013: $54(NZ$91), 2014: $52(NZ$87), 2015: $49(NZ$83), 2016: $51(NZ$85), 2017: $51(NZ$85), and 2018: $51(NZ$85)

New Zealand price changes: Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) 2010-2018
New Zealand price changes Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) hikersbay.com

Have prices changed in clothing stores in New Zealand in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2010: $69(NZ$116), 2011: $62(NZ$104), 2012: $65(NZ$109), 2013: $64(NZ$106), 2014: $68(NZ$114), 2015: $64(NZ$107), 2016: $62(NZ$104), 2017: $61(NZ$101), and 2018: $64(NZ$108)

New Zealand price changes: 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) 2010-2018
New Zealand price changes 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) hikersbay.com

Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:

renting a large apartment outside the center

$1.53K ($896 - $2.39K)
37% is less expensive than in United States

internet

$52 ($42 - $72)
26% is less expensive than in United States

Burger King or a similar bar

$9 ($8.1 - $10.7)
17% is less expensive than in United States

bananas

$2.3 ($1.8 - $3.6)
38% more than in United States

tomatoes

$5.6 ($2.4 - $9)
15% more than in United States

rice

$1.9 ($1.2 - $3)
by half less than in United States