Cost of living comparison
Auckland is 28.8% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Auckland instead of Germany, you would:
pay 4.5% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Auckland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.61
|
$15.31
NZ$24.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
$9.80
NZ$15.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.60
|
$2.40
NZ$3.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$2.22
NZ$3.61
|
|
pay 36.6% more for groceries
Germany
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$2.19
NZ$3.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.21
|
$4.52
NZ$7.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.90
|
$7.44
NZ$12.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
$7.10
NZ$11.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$4.76
NZ$7.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.35
NZ$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$1.04
NZ$1.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.45
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$2.67
NZ$4.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$1.16
NZ$1.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.98
NZ$1.59
|
|
pay 30.6% more for transportation
Germany
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$6.78
NZ$11.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.20
|
$131.66
NZ$214.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
$29,999.52
NZ$48,902.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.42
|
$19.60
NZ$31.94
|
|
pay 21.6% more for housing
Germany
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
$50.79
NZ$82.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€735.73
|
$1,268.93
NZ$2,068.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€566.50
|
$1,108.73
NZ$1,807.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
$103.73
NZ$169.10
|
|
pay 54.4% more for childcare
Germany
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€399.13
|
$867.95
NZ$1,414.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
$13,630.19
NZ$22,218.92
|
|
pay 52.9% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$7.35
NZ$11.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$3.47
NZ$5.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$24.49
NZ$39.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.56
|
$36.83
NZ$60.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.54
|
$14.08
NZ$22.96
|
|
pay 9.9% more for clothing
Germany
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
$78.84
NZ$128.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
$48.96
NZ$79.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
$103.61
NZ$168.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€110.53
|
$133.78
NZ$218.07
|
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