Cost of living comparison
Auckland is 1.1% more expensive than Australia.
If you lived in Auckland instead of Australia, you would:
pay 3.0% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.06
|
$15.31
NZ$24.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.64
|
$9.80
NZ$15.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.82
|
$2.40
NZ$3.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.19
|
$2.22
NZ$3.61
|
|
pay 13.1% more for groceries
Australia
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
$2.19
NZ$3.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.03
|
$4.52
NZ$7.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.58
|
$7.44
NZ$12.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.76
|
$7.10
NZ$11.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$5.95
|
$4.76
NZ$7.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.13
|
$1.35
NZ$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.86
|
$1.04
NZ$1.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.07
|
$1.45
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$2.99
|
$2.67
NZ$4.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.69
|
$1.16
NZ$1.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.41
|
$0.98
NZ$1.59
|
|
pay 28.8% more for transportation
Australia
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.06
|
$6.78
NZ$11.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$126.04
|
$131.66
NZ$214.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$41,574.91
|
$29,999.52
NZ$48,902.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.05
|
$19.60
NZ$31.94
|
|
pay 5.0% less for housing
Australia
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$82.62
|
$50.79
NZ$82.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,877.45
|
$1,268.93
NZ$2,068.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,449.70
|
$1,108.73
NZ$1,807.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$211.74
|
$103.73
NZ$169.10
|
|
pay 22.2% less for childcare
Australia
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,055.26
|
$867.95
NZ$1,414.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$21,967.71
|
$13,630.19
NZ$22,218.92
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$9.99
|
$7.35
NZ$11.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.38
|
$3.47
NZ$5.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$41.98
|
$24.49
NZ$39.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$80.35
|
$36.83
NZ$60.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$19.76
|
$14.08
NZ$22.96
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Australia
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$112.33
|
$78.84
NZ$128.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$81.04
|
$48.96
NZ$79.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$152.86
|
$103.61
NZ$168.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$176.27
|
$133.78
NZ$218.07
|
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