Purchasing Power Index | 78.36 | Moderate |
Safety Index | 52.85 | Moderate |
Health Care Index | 72.17 | High |
Climate Index | 99.89 | Very High |
Cost of Living Index | 78.26 | High |
Property Price to Income Ratio | 12.49 | High |
Traffic Commute Time Index | 37.06 | Moderate |
Pollution Index | 29.38 | Low |
Quality of Life Index: | 161.50 | Very High |
Minimum contributors for an underlying section: 129
Maximum contributors for an underlying section: 482
Last update: August 2022
Quality of Life in North Shore | 6.10 miles |
Quality of Life in Manukau | 14.42 miles |
Quality of Life in Hamilton | 78.04 miles |
Quality of Life in Cambridge | 90.92 miles |
Quality of Life in Whangarei | 98.49 miles |
Quality of Life in Tauranga | 126.40 miles |
Quality of Life in Rotorua | 141.68 miles |
Quality of Life in Taupo | 172.85 miles |
Quality of Life in New Plymouth | 223.66 miles |
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The expatriate networking organisation InterNations surveyed nearly 12,000 respondents of 177 different nationalities, living in 181 countries. Respondents were asked how their new homes performed on factors including quality of life, cost of living, safety, financial outlook, bureuacracy, and ease of fitting in.
In a resulting ranking of 52 countries – those for whom there was a large enough sample size – Aotearoa New Zealand ranked in the doldrums, at 51. It was beaten to the bottom by Kuwait.
"Cost of Living: MYOB poll shows more than 1 million Kiwis actively considering leaving NZ
When asked why they were considering a move abroad, half said they could get a better salary, 44 percent said it's for a better quality of life or the cost of living is better overseas while 34 percent wanted to experience living and working in another country."
Population of NZ is about 5m, so 1/5th want to leave for better lifestyle.