Cost of living compared: price levels in NZ and other countries: data and downloads
New Zealand was 79.4 index in 2025, down 2.7% on a year earlier.
Updated
Source: OECD; NZ in Numbers calculation. Last retrieved 10 October 2026.
In 2025, the latest period all 4 comparison countries have. Singapore's data ends in 2021, so it is not in the comparison.
In 2025, the latest period all 4 comparison countries have. Singapore's data ends in 2021, so it is not in the comparison.
Cost of living compared: price levels in NZ and other countries
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| Period | New Zealand (index) | Australia (index) | United Kingdom (index) | Canada (index) | Singapore (index) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79.4 | 92.6 | 89.2 | 85.3 | No data |
| 2024 | 81.6 | 92.7 | 84.3 | 86.0 | No data |
| 2023 | 82.0 | 91.4 | 80.8 | 86.7 | No data |
| 2022 | 84.3 | 98.0 | 82.0 | 90.1 | No data |
| 2021 | 98.0 | 109.5 | 98.0 | 94.8 | 74.4 |
| 2020 | 89.3 | 102.9 | 90.9 | 91.3 | 73.2 |
| 2019 | 92.3 | 106.0 | 93.5 | 94.7 | 74.3 |
| 2018 | 99.9 | 112.9 | 100.7 | 95.1 | 76.4 |
| 2017 | 100.2 | 114.5 | 96.5 | 95.2 | 75.4 |
| 2016 | 99.2 | 108.3 | 101.5 | 92.6 | No data |
| 2015 | 102.4 | 111.5 | 116.4 | 101.0 | No data |
| 2014 | 120.0 | 134.5 | 124.9 | 115.2 | No data |
| 2013 | 118.7 | 142.8 | 117.3 | 123.8 | No data |
| 2012 | 119.1 | 157.5 | 117.3 | 127.7 | No data |
| 2011 | 116.7 | 155.3 | 119.9 | 128.5 | No data |
| 2010 | 106.2 | 138.4 | 114.8 | 122.5 | No data |
| 2009 | 92.1 | 117.3 | 117.1 | 111.2 | No data |
| 2008 | 100.8 | 122.6 | 133.7 | 116.6 | No data |
| 2007 | 106.6 | 119.3 | 144.2 | 113.7 | No data |
| 2006 | 94.5 | 106.6 | 130.6 | 108.5 | No data |
| Country | Value (index) in 2025 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 79.4 |
| Australia | 92.6 |
| Canada | 85.3 |
| Singapore | No data for 2025; latest year 2021 |
| United Kingdom | 89.2 |
New Zealand: 79.4 (2025)Australia: 92.6 (2025)United Kingdom: 89.2 (2025)Canada: 85.3 (2025)Singapore: 74.4 (2021)
2025New Zealand 79.4Australia 92.6United Kingdom 89.2Canada 85.3Singapore Not available
Lines break at accounting-basis changes and missing periods. Source: OECD; NZ in Numbers calculation.
Cost of living compared: price levels in NZ and other countries: data and downloads: definitions
How expensive each country is for households compared with the United States (US = 100): the purchasing power parity for household consumption divided by the market exchange rate. Above 100 means the same basket of goods and services costs more than in the US at market exchange rates.
Cost of living compared: price levels in NZ and other countries: data and downloads: comparison limits
These affect how the figures can be compared.
- Moves with exchange rates: a falling NZ dollar makes NZ look cheaper to foreigners without changing prices for New Zealanders.
- Compares the average consumption basket; housing, food and fuel can differ more or less than the average.
- Singapore covers 2017–2021 only in the OECD table.
Cost of living compared: price levels in NZ and other countries: data and downloads: data by period
The latest ten periods for up to the first six series. Downloads contain every published observation.
| Period | New Zealand | Australia | United Kingdom | Canada | Singapore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79.4 index | 92.6 index | 89.2 index | 85.3 index | Not available |
| 2024 | 81.6 index | 92.7 index | 84.3 index | 86.0 index | Not available |
| 2023 | 82.0 index | 91.4 index | 80.8 index | 86.7 index | Not available |
| 2022 | 84.3 index | 98.0 index | 82.0 index | 90.1 index | Not available |
| 2021 | 98.0 index | 109.5 index | 98.0 index | 94.8 index | 74.4 index |
| 2020 | 89.3 index | 102.9 index | 90.9 index | 91.3 index | 73.2 index |
| 2019 | 92.3 index | 106.0 index | 93.5 index | 94.7 index | 74.3 index |
| 2018 | 99.9 index | 112.9 index | 100.7 index | 95.1 index | 76.4 index |
| 2017 | 100.2 index | 114.5 index | 96.5 index | 95.2 index | 75.4 index |
| 2016 | 99.2 index | 108.3 index | 101.5 index | 92.6 index | Not available |
Cost of living compared: price levels in NZ and other countries: data and downloads: questions for your AI
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The attached CSV is Cost of living compared: price levels in NZ and other countries (price-levels-international), from OECD; NZ in Numbers calculation, NZ in Numbers calculation. Describe how each measure has changed, naming its unit and period. Treat changes in basis and missing periods as breaks. Distinguish observation from explanation. Limitations: Moves with exchange rates: a falling NZ dollar makes NZ look cheaper to foreigners without changing prices for New Zealanders. Compares the average consumption basket; housing, food and fuel can differ more or less than the average. Singapore covers 2017–2021 only in the OECD table.. Do not infer causation from changes during government terms.
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Calculated by NZ in Numbers from OECD, Purchasing power parities and exchange rates.
- Organisation
- OECD; NZ in Numbers calculation, NZ in Numbers calculation
- Licence
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Calculated by NZ in Numbers from the source datasets listed; please also credit those sources.
- Snapshot
- SHA256
- 2ceb8c9326eb4aa4e160666a4b4d63755e27e7fa7d36e70b70f8200221468f85
- Retrieved
- 10 October 2026
- Formula
- Price level (US = 100) = PPP for actual individual consumption (local currency per US$) ÷ average market exchange rate (local currency per US$) × 100
- Inputs
- ppp-and-exchange-rates, NZL.A.S1.S1.PPP_P41.F21.XDC_USD.N.T001. Source: OECD, Purchasing power parities and exchange rates. Content hash: cb46c176adf5c346425a45c5a918535aa65feedd701f6bbde9f64cac9b201784.
- ppp-and-exchange-rates, NZL.A.S1.S1.EXC_A.F21.XDC_USD.N.T001. Source: OECD, Purchasing power parities and exchange rates. Content hash: cb46c176adf5c346425a45c5a918535aa65feedd701f6bbde9f64cac9b201784.
- ppp-and-exchange-rates, AUS.A.S1.S1.PPP_P41.F21.XDC_USD.N.T001. Source: OECD, Purchasing power parities and exchange rates. Content hash: cb46c176adf5c346425a45c5a918535aa65feedd701f6bbde9f64cac9b201784.
- ppp-and-exchange-rates, AUS.A.S1.S1.EXC_A.F21.XDC_USD.N.T001. Source: OECD, Purchasing power parities and exchange rates. Content hash: cb46c176adf5c346425a45c5a918535aa65feedd701f6bbde9f64cac9b201784.
- ppp-and-exchange-rates, GBR.A.S1.S1.PPP_P41.F21.XDC_USD.N.T001. Source: OECD, Purchasing power parities and exchange rates. Content hash: cb46c176adf5c346425a45c5a918535aa65feedd701f6bbde9f64cac9b201784.
- ppp-and-exchange-rates, GBR.A.S1.S1.EXC_A.F21.XDC_USD.N.T001. Source: OECD, Purchasing power parities and exchange rates. Content hash: cb46c176adf5c346425a45c5a918535aa65feedd701f6bbde9f64cac9b201784.
- ppp-and-exchange-rates, CAN.A.S1.S1.PPP_P41.F21.XDC_USD.N.T001. Source: OECD, Purchasing power parities and exchange rates. Content hash: cb46c176adf5c346425a45c5a918535aa65feedd701f6bbde9f64cac9b201784.
- ppp-and-exchange-rates, CAN.A.S1.S1.EXC_A.F21.XDC_USD.N.T001. Source: OECD, Purchasing power parities and exchange rates. Content hash: cb46c176adf5c346425a45c5a918535aa65feedd701f6bbde9f64cac9b201784.
- ppp-and-exchange-rates, SGP.A.S1.S1.PPP_P41.F21.XDC_USD.N.T001. Source: OECD, Purchasing power parities and exchange rates. Content hash: cb46c176adf5c346425a45c5a918535aa65feedd701f6bbde9f64cac9b201784.
- ppp-and-exchange-rates, SGP.A.S1.S1.EXC_A.F21.XDC_USD.N.T001. Source: OECD, Purchasing power parities and exchange rates. Content hash: cb46c176adf5c346425a45c5a918535aa65feedd701f6bbde9f64cac9b201784.