Cost of living comparison
Auckland is 50.0% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Auckland instead of Italy, you would:
pay 18.1% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Auckland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.53
|
$15.31
NZ$24.96
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
$9.80
NZ$15.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.30
|
$2.40
NZ$3.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$2.22
NZ$3.61
|
|
pay 38.0% more for groceries
Italy
|
Auckland
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
$2.19
NZ$3.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.26
|
$4.52
NZ$7.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.14
|
$7.44
NZ$12.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
$7.10
NZ$11.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$4.76
NZ$7.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.35
NZ$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.04
NZ$1.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.45
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$2.67
NZ$4.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$1.16
NZ$1.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.98
NZ$1.59
|
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pay 62.1% more for transportation
Italy
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.74
|
$6.78
NZ$11.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.14
|
$131.66
NZ$214.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,803.81
|
$29,999.52
NZ$48,902.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.97
|
$19.60
NZ$31.94
|
|
pay 61.8% more for housing
Italy
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.45
|
$50.79
NZ$82.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€607.22
|
$1,268.93
NZ$2,068.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€464.07
|
$1,108.73
NZ$1,807.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€146.13
|
$103.73
NZ$169.10
|
|
pay 54.4% more for childcare
Italy
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€477.30
|
$867.95
NZ$1,414.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,837.71
|
$13,630.19
NZ$22,218.92
|
|
pay 94.3% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Auckland
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.56
|
$7.35
NZ$11.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$3.47
NZ$5.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
$24.49
NZ$39.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.18
|
$36.83
NZ$60.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.74
|
$14.08
NZ$22.96
|
|
pay 21.4% more for clothing
Italy
|
Auckland
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€70.54
|
$78.84
NZ$128.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.30
|
$48.96
NZ$79.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.26
|
$103.61
NZ$168.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.17
|
$133.78
NZ$218.07
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