Cost of living comparison
Austria is 16.0% cheaper than Auckland.
If you lived in Austria instead of Auckland, you would:
pay 5.0% more for restaurants
Auckland
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.67
NZ$26.07
|
$15.13
€14.05
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$4.07
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
NZ$3.58
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
Auckland
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
NZ$3.49
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
NZ$7.97
|
$7.30
€6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
NZ$12.53
|
$5.02
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.32
NZ$8.86
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
NZ$7.49
|
$5.30
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.28
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.76
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.47
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
NZ$4.68
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
NZ$1.83
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.38
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 13.0% less for transportation
Auckland
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.89
NZ$11.46
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$134.76
NZ$224.21
|
$48.12
€44.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,065.72
NZ$41,703.22
|
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.05
NZ$31.70
|
$19.81
€18.39
|
|
pay 4.9% less for housing
Auckland
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.30
NZ$88.67
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,333.16
NZ$2,218.05
|
$743.38
€690.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,184.34
NZ$1,970.45
|
$621.91
€577.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.18
NZ$183.31
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
|
pay 44.0% less for childcare
Auckland
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$822.99
NZ$1,369.25
|
$416.59
€386.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,341.88
NZ$22,197.62
|
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
|
pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports
Auckland
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
NZ$12.51
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
NZ$5.79
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.94
NZ$36.50
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.56
NZ$84.13
|
$41.56
€38.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.32
NZ$22.16
|
$12.77
€11.85
|
|
pay 14.1% less for clothing
Auckland
|
Austria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.42
NZ$132.13
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.97
NZ$78.14
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.74
NZ$174.26
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.61
NZ$217.30
|
$110.53
€102.64
|
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