Cost of living comparison
Auckland is 2.9 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Auckland instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Auckland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB81.59
|
$15.31
NZ$24.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB199.84
|
$9.80
NZ$15.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB22.77
|
$2.40
NZ$3.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.62
|
$2.22
NZ$3.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Thailand
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB49.73
|
$2.19
NZ$3.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB288.02
|
$4.52
NZ$7.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB216.73
|
$7.44
NZ$12.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB69.40
|
$7.10
NZ$11.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB38.79
|
$4.76
NZ$7.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.03
|
$1.35
NZ$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.46
|
$1.04
NZ$1.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.55
|
$1.45
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB22.87
|
$2.67
NZ$4.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.15
|
$1.16
NZ$1.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.44
|
$0.98
NZ$1.59
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Thailand
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB153.42
|
$6.78
NZ$11.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB798.99
|
$131.66
NZ$214.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB888,607.24
|
$29,999.52
NZ$48,902.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB333.77
|
$19.60
NZ$31.94
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB571.74
|
$50.79
NZ$82.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,205.14
|
$1,268.93
NZ$2,068.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,561.89
|
$1,108.73
NZ$1,807.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,746.22
|
$103.73
NZ$169.10
|
|
pay 97.7% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,895.39
|
$867.95
NZ$1,414.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB373,943.48
|
$13,630.19
NZ$22,218.92
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB67.70
|
$7.35
NZ$11.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB65.44
|
$3.47
NZ$5.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB127.10
|
$24.49
NZ$39.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,686.76
|
$36.83
NZ$60.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB197.04
|
$14.08
NZ$22.96
|
|
pay 91.6% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Auckland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,234.69
|
$78.84
NZ$128.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB965.01
|
$48.96
NZ$79.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,746.01
|
$103.61
NZ$168.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,240.35
|
$133.78
NZ$218.07
|
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