Common information
- Country
- New Zealand
- Population
- 75 996
Cost of living and prices in Palmerston North
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre657USD/month
- in city centre708USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre926USD/month
- in city centre1,515USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 15 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 71 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 9 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 7 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 8 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 9 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 2 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 9 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 3 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 4 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 19 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 2 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 23 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 17 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 16,825 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 20,072 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 39 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 16 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 11 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 54 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 31 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 86 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 97 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 87 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 32 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 708 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 657 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,515 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 926 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,755 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,952 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 2,750 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 6.7 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Palmerston North
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 22 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 33 |
| Average high, °C | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 |
| Average temperature, °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
| Average low, °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| Record low, °C | -2 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -3 |
| Rain, days | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 167 |
| Snow, days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fog, days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 70 | 90 | 80 | 80 | 70 | 70 | 60 | 80 | 80 | 90 | 70 | 80 | 920 |
| Relative humidity, % | 78 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 78 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 79 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 84 | 81 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Monthly sunshine, часов | 120 | 147 | 172 | 181 | 208 | 190 | 170 | 139 | 105 | 84 | 103 | 117 | 1736 |
| Day Length, часов | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 98 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 30 | 84 | 129 | 195 | 245 | 232 | 205 | 123 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1286 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 |