Cost of living comparison
Auckland is 24.6% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Auckland instead of France, you would:
pay 2.5% less for restaurants
France
|
Auckland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.64
|
$15.31
NZ$24.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
$9.80
NZ$15.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.54
|
$2.40
NZ$3.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$2.22
NZ$3.61
|
|
pay 20.7% more for groceries
France
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$2.19
NZ$3.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.42
|
$4.52
NZ$7.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.09
|
$7.44
NZ$12.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.59
|
$7.10
NZ$11.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.85
|
$4.76
NZ$7.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.35
NZ$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$1.04
NZ$1.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.45
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.38
|
$2.67
NZ$4.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$1.16
NZ$1.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.98
NZ$1.59
|
|
pay 36.8% more for transportation
France
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$6.78
NZ$11.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.51
|
$131.66
NZ$214.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,012.26
|
$29,999.52
NZ$48,902.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€16.97
|
$19.60
NZ$31.94
|
|
pay 45.6% more for housing
France
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.47
|
$50.79
NZ$82.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€716.02
|
$1,268.93
NZ$2,068.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€562.15
|
$1,108.73
NZ$1,807.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.43
|
$103.73
NZ$169.10
|
|
pay 30.5% more for childcare
France
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€650.42
|
$867.95
NZ$1,414.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,054.03
|
$13,630.19
NZ$22,218.92
|
|
pay 33.1% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.68
|
$7.35
NZ$11.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.80
|
$3.47
NZ$5.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.80
|
$24.49
NZ$39.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.13
|
$36.83
NZ$60.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.88
|
$14.08
NZ$22.96
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
France
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€84.82
|
$78.84
NZ$128.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.36
|
$48.96
NZ$79.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€85.91
|
$103.61
NZ$168.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.36
|
$133.78
NZ$218.07
|
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