New Zealand
Compared with Belgium, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Belgium = 1×
New Zealand
vs
Belgium
Overall verdict
New Zealand is about 0.80× Belgium.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Belgium = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Belgium. 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 Belgium
Belgium = 1×
New Zealand is pricier →
Belgium
Belgium = 1×
New Zealand is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In New Zealand, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 1.1× what it does in Belgium — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.11New Zealand
€0.08
USD 0.097Belgium
€0.07
USD 0.087
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.89New Zealand
€864.35
NZD 1,699Belgium
€969.00
EUR 969
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.85New Zealand
€50.87
NZD 99.99Belgium
€59.99
EUR 59.99
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.85New Zealand
€1.58
USD 1.797Belgium
€1.87
USD 2.123
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.60New Zealand
€1.24
USD 1.415Belgium
€2.07
USD 2.36
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.52New Zealand
€0.18
USD 0.212Belgium
€0.35
USD 0.406
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.
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