New Zealand
Compared with Austria, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Austria = 1×
Overall verdict
New Zealand is about 0.77×
Austria.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Austria = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Austria. A bar running right means New Zealand is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than
Austria
Austria = 1×
New Zealand is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In New Zealand, iPhone (base model, base storage) costs 0.9× what it does in Austria — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.6×. Calling this country simply "expensive" hides a gap this wide.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.91
New Zealand €864.35 NZD 1,699
Austria €949.00 EUR 949
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.86
New Zealand €1.58 USD 1.797
Austria €1.84 USD 2.09
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.85
New Zealand €50.87 NZD 99.99
Austria €59.99 EUR 59.99
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.66
New Zealand €0.08 USD 0.097
Austria €0.13 USD 0.148
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.64
New Zealand €1.24 USD 1.415
Austria €1.93 USD 2.201
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.60
New Zealand €0.18 USD 0.212
Austria €0.30 USD 0.353
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+25%
in NZD
6.9 → 8.6
6.9 → 8.6
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+6%
in EUR
It rose 25% in local currency, but 6% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not New Zealand's inflation.