New Zealand
Compared with United Kingdom, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
United Kingdom = 1×
New Zealand
vs
United Kingdom
Overall verdict
New Zealand is about 0.80× United Kingdom.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs United Kingdom = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is United Kingdom. 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 United Kingdom
United Kingdom = 1×
New Zealand is pricier →
United Kingdom
United Kingdom = 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 United Kingdom — 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 ×1.10New Zealand
£0.07
USD 0.097United Kingdom
£0.07
USD 0.088
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.92New Zealand
£738.35
NZD 1,699United Kingdom
£799.00
GBP 799
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.88New Zealand
£1.36
USD 1.797United Kingdom
£1.54
USD 2.037
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.87New Zealand
£43.45
NZD 99.99United Kingdom
£49.99
GBP 49.99
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.70New Zealand
£3.69
NZD 8.6United Kingdom
£5.29
GBP 5.29
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.63New Zealand
£1.07
USD 1.415United Kingdom
£1.69
USD 2.235
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.53New Zealand
£0.16
USD 0.212United Kingdom
£0.30
USD 0.402
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
+5%
in GBP
It rose 25% in local currency, but 5% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not New Zealand's inflation.
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