Quality of Life in New Zealand

Purchasing Power Index	141.33	Very High
Safety Index	51.19	Moderate
Health Care Index	68.08	High
Climate Index	96.86	Very High
Cost of Living Index	61.73	Moderate
Property Price to Income Ratio	7.90	Low
Traffic Commute Time Index	32.30	Low
Pollution Index	26.20	Low
ƒ Quality of Life Index:	193.96	Very High

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Maximum contributors for an underlying section: 1977

Last update: 12 May 2026

Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

By City in New Zealand

Rank	City	Quality of Life Index	Purchasing Power Index	Safety Index	Health Care Index	Cost of Living Index	Property Price to Income Ratio	Traffic Commute Time Index	Pollution Index	Climate Index
	Christchurch	197.7	134.7	55.3	70.2	59.6	6.8	23.4	25.5	88.8
	Wellington	195.8	137.6	66.5	64.1	66.2	8.3	38.7	24.8	97.7
	Auckland	184.2	137.0	49.4	69.1	66.2	10.5	37.5	30.6	99.9