PortugalPortugal

New Zealand

Compared with Portugal, using real observed prices.

Baseline: PortugalPortugal = 1×

New ZealandNew Zealand vs PortugalPortugal
Overall verdict

New ZealandNew Zealand is about 0.79× PortugalPortugal.

Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs PortugalPortugal = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Portugal. 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 PortugalPortugal Portugal = 1× New ZealandNew Zealand is pricier →
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×0.87
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.85
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×0.76
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.71

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In New Zealand, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 0.9× what it does in Portugal — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.89
    New ZealandNew Zealand €0.18 USD 0.212
    PortugalPortugal €0.21 USD 0.239
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.87
    New ZealandNew Zealand €864.35 NZD 1,699
    PortugalPortugal €989.00 EUR 989
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.85
    New ZealandNew Zealand €50.87 NZD 99.99
    PortugalPortugal €59.99 EUR 59.99
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.80
    New ZealandNew Zealand €1.58 USD 1.797
    PortugalPortugal €1.97 USD 2.248
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.65
    New ZealandNew Zealand €0.08 USD 0.097
    PortugalPortugal €0.13 USD 0.15
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.63
    New ZealandNew Zealand €1.24 USD 1.415
    PortugalPortugal €1.96 USD 2.235
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed New Zealand

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+25%
in NZD
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.