in this video we are going to cover everything you need to know about the cost of
backpacking in New Zealand everything about transportation cost of life
accommodation epic activities and on top of that we'll cover everything you need
to know about a working holiday visa in New Zealand and what does it cost and as
a bonus we'll give you heaps of tips on how to save ton of money on the way all
of that coming right up in this video
hi guys we're Robin and Laura the team behind backpackerguide.NZ
helping you plan an epic backpacking trip in New Zealand in this video we are
going to be talking about how expensive it is to travel around New Zealand and
how to budget for the perfect backpacking trip down under we're gonna
be talking about everything you need to know and giving you heaps of tips on how
to save money along the way and as a bonus at the end we'll cover the cost
of a working holiday visa in New Zealand but before we begins remember every
prices that we're gonna give you in this video are gonna be New Zealand Dollars
we put a link in the description below to a converter so you can convert it
into your own currency before we begin make sure you hit the subscribe button
so you can join our backpacker squad and make the most of your trip in New
Zealand first things first what costs can you expect before arriving in New
Zealand but the first thing you're gonna be spending money on is gonna be
your big ticket item that's your flight to New Zealand and expect to be paying
between 1,000 to 2,000 New Zealand Dollars for flight to New Zealand with
Air New Zealand but that depends on a lot of different
factors such as your country of departure as well at the time of the
year that you are flying for this very reason we have a complete article on
backpackerguide.NZ that is that everything you need to know about flying
into New Zealand as well as heaps of tips on how to save money I'd be nice
about the link for you guys in the description below another thing you want
to consider is your visa cost if you come in New Zealand as a tourist you have
nothing to pay there is gonna be a levy when entering New Zealand that's gonna
be between 20 to 25 dollars but that's only gonna kick in around mid 2018 if
you're coming in using on a working holiday visa you will have to purchase
your working holiday visa and that's around 200 New Zealand Dollars we have a
complete section of this video dedicated to the working holiday visa cost and
that's coming around the end of this video so make sure to stick around
finally before leaving your home country you're gonna want to sort out your
travel insurance if you only do that on cheap and get yourself a credit card
that includes a travel insurance this comes to no cost to you guys so that's
pretty handy if you want more protection though you can get yourself an insurance
between two to five hundred New Zealanders depending on your length of
stay and what you want to be covered again if you're coming on a working
holiday visa in New Zealand it is mandatory for you guys to get yourself a
comprehensive many current travel insurance to do that we have done
research for you guys and we like the company called Orbit Protect we like
them because they're new zealand-based or they really know the markets and also
they cover the stopovers as well so if you decide to stop for a few days in
Australia you're covered that's pretty sweet the
cost is between 200 to 400 New Zealand dollars for cover that will last the whole year
alright next up on the list is what is the cost of transportation in New
Zealand the most extensive public transport network in New Zealand are the
bus networks so the cheapest way to travel around New Zealand would be to
take the national coaches like intercity or manabus and to give you a typical
idea of prices for a 4-hour trip this would be between 20 to 40 New Zealand
Dollars if you want a bus trip with a bit more inclusions then consider taking
the hop on hop off buses around New Zealand by Kiwi experience or flying
Kiwi and the typical prices for those are between 1,000 to 3,000 New Zealand
Dollars and that's for a national pass lasting all year round and then finally
there are all-inclusive bus tours which you can imagine cost a lot more usually
between 4,000 to 5,000 New Zealand Dollars if you are staying in New
Zealand for more than two months the most cost-effective way for you to make
your way around the country it's gonna be to purchase your own car we have a
complete video detailing everything you need to know about that very process and
we put a link in the description below but cost-wise
expect you to pay between 1,500 New Zealanders and 5,000 New Zealanders to
purchase a car in New Zealand and expect to pay between 2,500 New Zealand Dollars
and 10,000 New Zealand Dollars if you want to get yourself a self-contained
camper van alternatively if you're staying in New Zealand for a little less
time then you can always rent a car or a camper van again we have a full video at
describing everything you need to know about renting a car camper van in New
Zealand again we will link that up in the description but for a typical price
idea which really depends on the time of year you were traveling the price for a
car would be between 19 to 150 New Zealand Dollars and for a camper van
that would be between 50 New Zealand Dollars to 450 New Zealand Dollars
really depending what type of camper van you are getting but no matter what you
choose you will be subject to the cost of gas expect to pay between $1.70 and
$2.00 for a liter of petrol that's a litre guys not a gallon and expect to
pay about $1.35 for a liter of diesel but on top of that you will have to pay a
road user charge for each kilometer that you will drive in a diesel vehicle
making diesel vehicle more expensive to rent than a petrol car so stick to Petrol
another cost that almost everybody is going to have is going to be the ferry
crossing that's around 200 New Zealanders for one car and two
passengers alternatively you may want to take a flight around New Zealand
there is heaps of destination ranging from 120 dollars to 240 dollars you can
get yourself a good deal on selected websites and we have a full article on
that very subject on backpackerguide.nz and guess it is in a description below
finally train are an option in New Zealand but people forget about them but
we have some awesome train rides in the country actually the three main train
rides that we have here are ranked in the top 25 most beautiful rides in the world
and the price ranges between one hundred and two hundred and twenty dollars next
up what is the price of accomodation in New Zealand but the first thing that
comes to mind is hostels because most of you guys are gonna be using hostels are
you main accommodation in New Zealand for the length of your trip expect to
pay between twenty to thirty five New Zealand Dollars for bed in a dorm and
that will depends on the size of the dorm as well as the location of your
hostels if you want to have a bit more private or kinky time expect to pay
between seventy and eighty five dollars for private room and for that price you
may even be able to stay in a motel if you are travelling New Zealand by
campervan or with a tent then you want to stay in camp sites which could range
from being free of charge to holiday parks which are usually up to 20 New
Zealand dollars per person for a tent site or a powered site for a camper van
alright your other options for accommodation include freedom camping to
do that you need a self-contained camper van and you need to research where you
actually can park and sleep you can also use Airbnb which is extremely popular in
New Zealand but the prices are all over the place so we're not going to
adventure guessing prices you can also use wwoofing which is working for
accomodation that is only for people on the working holiday visa and you can
also use couchsurfing which is crashing on a strangers couch next up on our
list what is the cost of food and drinks in New Zealand obviously if you're
travelling on a budget the cheapest way to have food and drink in New Zealand is
to make it yourself in your hostel or your campsite so let's have a look at
our New Zealand shopping list to see typical food prices first our pasta
that's between one and two dollars a pack what about price of rice per kg that's
about 2.15 bread that's between $1 to $3 per kg eggs by the dozen that's
between three to seven dollars cheese per 1kg between eight and twelve dollars
a litre of milk between two to three dollars apples per kg I'd say between
three to four dollars potatoes per kg that's two to four dollars onions one and a half
to two and a half dollars chicken between eight to fifteen dollars a KG
and beef between ten to twenty dollars a kg but if your girlfriend is like Laura and
cook really bad you don't have to eat her food you can go on and eat really
well a pizza takeaway between five and ten dollars mainly in restaurants gonna
be between twenty to thirty dollars coffee is gonna be about five to six
dollars for a sandwich and four dollars for drink and if you really need to
forget how bad she cooks you can go out and the pint of beer is gonna be eight
dollars and a shot is gonna be four to five dollars and now what are the prices
of activities in New Zealand wait wait wait you don't have to break the bank
to have an awesome time in New Zealand world class hike stunning beaches amazing
sceneries glorious hot pools and even the best Museum in New Zealand the Te
Papa museum in Wellington are totally free but if you're willing to spend a
little bit of money and have some thrilling fun here's my bucket list and
some prices first up I want to skydive 15,000 feet
that's between three hundred and thirty nine to four hundred and thirty nine New
Zealand Dollars I'm too scared for it but I want you to bungee jump and me
laughing a you that's up to 260 New Zealand Dollars whitewater rafting
that's between one hundred two hundred and sixty a thrilling jet boats
that's between eighty to a hundred and fifty swimming with wild dolphins as
around 160 New Zealand Dollars whale watching whale
watching is around 150 dollars hiring a kayak for a day in the
Abel Tasman National Park it's around 125 heli-hike on top of one of
New Zealand's glacier that's between 200 and 300 dollars cruising in the world
famous Milford Sound that's not too expensive that's around forty to seventy
dollars visiting one of Rotorua's geothermal Wonderlands
that's between thirty to seventy dollars horse trekking horse trekking is around
100 to 150 canyoning canyoning is around 150 to 300 nerding out in Hobbiton at
the time of filming it is currently at $79 dollars daydreaming in one of the glowworm caves that is
between 200 to 250 dollars that's for caving right a caving yet and doing one of
New Zealand's great walk as the great walk huts at the moment there between $32 to
90 New Zealand Dollars so now we're moving on to the working holidays
section of our costs in New Zealand video so what extra costs are involved
in a working holiday in New Zealand but first up there is all the cost that we
mentioned before such as your flights your working holiday visa for about 200
New Zealand dollars and your medical and travel insurance but I wanna add one
more to this beginning of the list it's a working holiday program a lot of
people decide to go through working holiday program that usually set up your
bank accounts you ird number give your phone and plenty of other services
because they want peace of mind this is usually a great way to start your trip
without any stress but that comes as a cost usually between 400 and 700 new zealand dollars
however you decide to do everything on your own
you are super brave and we have a video for you in the description below we link
to complete video on how to get started on the working holiday visa in New
Zealand and we're walking you through the every single step ourselves next up
what is the cost of finding a job in New Zealand to find a job in New Zealand
it's really easy and super cheap in fact we have a video about that very subject
coming out really soon so make sure to hit the subscribe button so you get a
notification as soon as it comes out and if you're watching us in the future look
in the description below there is a link for you
in the meantime look up backpackerguide.nz for jobs it's a
biggest job not for backpackers in New Zealand and it's also heaps of article
on how to do you CV how do you look for job and how to prepare for an interview
in New Zealand so some typical prices that might be involved in the job search
process could be a membership to the wwoofing organization now wwoofing is
working for a accommodation and the price to be a member is around 40 New Zealand
Dollars but if you decide to get a real job and go around town handing out CVs
then printing a page is usually around 50 cents per page and to also access the
internet and a computer that's usually between two to four dollars next up what
is the cost of commuter travel in New Zealand while only the bigger city of
New Zealand will have public transport so in some occasion you will have to
have your own car to get to work in the meantime public transport are
actually pretty cheap if you only take the bus you would be paying between one
to three dollars for bus tickets but that'd be about three times that in
Queenstown if you only take the train is between two to four dollars for tickets
and if you miss the bus or the train and have to take a cab
it's about 4 dollars per kilometre alright if you stay in New Zealand long
enough you're gonna want to get connected right so what are the prices
of phone networks in New Zealand they are several networks
there are spark skinny 2° and Vodafone now the most cost-effective option is to
get a prepaid phone plan in other words pay-as-you-go and we
personally prefer skinny because we find they are the cheapest the most flexible
and have most coverage around New Zealand however if you check out
backpackerguide.nz for our phone network comparison you can find to the
right network for your needs price-wise if you decide you buy your prepay bundle
you will get about 100 minutes unlimited texts and 500 megabyte of data for about
20 bucks and that usually lasts for months otherwise minutes are about 27 cents
texts about 9 cents and megabytes of data are between 50 cents and one
dollar so you can spend all your time on your phone on BackpackerGuide.NZ
and last question of the day what is the cost of long-term accommodation
in New Zealand so on your working holiday you have found a place that you
love you have landed yourself with job it is now time to get somewhere to live
it is more cost-effective if you get long-term accommodation rather than
the daily rates in a hostel so here are your options so if you decide to join a
flat you will be paying your rent every single week so that will range between
100 to 250 dollars a week expect to pay more than that for Queenstown and
Auckland City Central remember also that's what you're gonna join a flat
you're gonna probably have to pay a bond which is a deposit that you have to give
so if you destroy the place you're not getting your money back when you're moving out
other options include a hostel to which almost all of them have a weekly price
that range around one hundred and sixty dollars and if you are deciding to go
wwoofing which is working for accommodation while your accommodation is
free in exchange of four hours of work a day alright guys that rounds up the best
guide that you will ever see how about budgeting for gap year in New Zealand
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right up we also are currently taking New
Zealand's biggest gap where we challenge ourselves to tackle 365
activities around New Zealand in only 365 days it's absolutely epic and
it will help you make a bucket list as big as mine was in this video thank you
very much for watching any questions any costs that we haven't mentioned make
sure to comment below so we can answer personally to each of you and until then
travel safe