Cost of living comparison
Auckland is 23.6% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Auckland instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 14.9% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,699
|
$15.31
NZ$24.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,275
|
$9.80
NZ$15.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK374
|
$2.40
NZ$3.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK270
|
$2.22
NZ$3.61
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK436
|
$2.19
NZ$3.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK929
|
$4.52
NZ$7.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK867
|
$7.44
NZ$12.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK834
|
$7.10
NZ$11.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,051
|
$4.76
NZ$7.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK156
|
$1.35
NZ$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$1.04
NZ$1.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK160
|
$1.45
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK237
|
$2.67
NZ$4.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK156
|
$1.16
NZ$1.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK94
|
$0.98
NZ$1.59
|
|
pay 8.3% more for transportation
Iceland
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,164
|
$6.78
NZ$11.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,444
|
$131.66
NZ$214.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,492,145
|
$29,999.52
NZ$48,902.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,212
|
$19.60
NZ$31.94
|
|
pay 2.5% less for housing
Iceland
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,299
|
$50.79
NZ$82.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK210,054
|
$1,268.93
NZ$2,068.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK183,300
|
$1,108.73
NZ$1,807.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,264
|
$103.73
NZ$169.10
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,259
|
$867.95
NZ$1,414.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK828,886
|
$13,630.19
NZ$22,218.92
|
|
pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,296
|
$7.35
NZ$11.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK638
|
$3.47
NZ$5.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,551
|
$24.49
NZ$39.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,298
|
$36.83
NZ$60.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,928
|
$14.08
NZ$22.96
|
|
pay 23.9% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK14,967
|
$78.84
NZ$128.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,260
|
$48.96
NZ$79.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,320
|
$103.61
NZ$168.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,404
|
$133.78
NZ$218.07
|
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