The cost of living in New Zealand

Numbeo

Have you fallen in love with an area of New Zealand but aren’t sure how much it would cost to move there? Visit Numbeo to find out the cost of living. Numbeo is a world-renowned website that lets you compare the cost of living in cities around the world. Based on user contributions, you can check average prices and price variations for various New Zealand cities.

New Zealand university websites

To find out more about the cost of living in New Zealand, you can visit university websites, which often devote one or more pages to the cost of living in their city. As working holiday makers often have a budget similar to that of students, you may be able to find useful information:

• The university of Auckland
• The university of Victoria (Wellington)
• University of Otago (Dunedin)
• University of Waikato (Hamilton)

Government websites

Several government websites also contain a wealth of information that may be useful in assessing the cost of living in New Zealand:

• For jobs, visit Careers New Zealand Job Database. You can find out more about job opportunities in various professional sectors. The job descriptions provide useful information, including salaries per hour, per year, or both.
• For housing, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment provides info on rental prices in New Zealand. You can select the region, city and district in which you want to live and compare the prices. You can consult this site to check that any rent you are charged is fair (the site does not, however, include the cost of bills such as Internet, water or electricity).
• The New Zealand Immigration website also provides info on the cost of living for new arrivals on this page.