New Zealand

Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Taiwan = 1×

New Zealand vs

Taiwan

Overall verdict

New Zealand is about 1.57× Taiwan.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Taiwan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Taiwan. 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

Taiwan Taiwan = 1×

New Zealand is pricier →

⚡ Utilities 2 items

×2.21
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×2.00
⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.72
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.17
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.06

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

In New Zealand, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 2.3× what it does in Taiwan — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.1×. 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 ×2.26

New Zealand NT$3.06 USD 0.097

Taiwan NT$1.36 USD 0.043

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.16

New Zealand NT$6.69 USD 0.212

Taiwan NT$3.09 USD 0.098

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×2.00

New Zealand NT$155.88 NZD 8.6

Taiwan NT$78.00 TWD 78

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.86

New Zealand NT$56.73 USD 1.797

Taiwan NT$30.56 USD 0.968

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.59

New Zealand NT$44.67 USD 1.415

Taiwan NT$28.10 USD 0.89

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.17

New Zealand NT$1,873 NZD 99.99

Taiwan NT$1,599 TWD 1,599

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.06

New Zealand NT$31,819 NZD 1,699

Taiwan NT$29,900 TWD 29,900

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store