Cost of living comparison
Brisbane is 14.4% more expensive than Auckland.
If you lived in Brisbane instead of Auckland, you would:
pay 10.4% more for restaurants
Auckland
|
Brisbane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.67
NZ$26.61
|
$16.68
A$26.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.97
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$4.15
|
$2.89
A$4.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
NZ$3.65
|
$2.38
A$3.71
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
Auckland
|
Brisbane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
NZ$3.56
|
$2.44
A$3.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
NZ$8.13
|
$5.18
A$8.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
NZ$12.79
|
$5.87
A$9.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.32
NZ$9.04
|
$3.71
A$5.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
NZ$7.64
|
$3.82
A$5.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.33
|
$1.46
A$2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.79
|
$1.16
A$1.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.52
|
$1.55
A$2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
NZ$4.78
|
$2.11
A$3.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
NZ$1.87
|
$1.08
A$1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.41
|
$0.95
A$1.48
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
Auckland
|
Brisbane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.89
NZ$11.70
|
$5.35
A$8.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$134.76
NZ$228.88
|
$139.24
A$217.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,065.72
NZ$42,570.87
|
$24,352.80
A$37,956.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.05
NZ$32.36
|
$15.59
A$24.29
|
|
pay 24.7% more for housing
Auckland
|
Brisbane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.30
NZ$90.52
|
$60.21
A$93.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,333.16
NZ$2,264.20
|
$1,623.70
A$2,530.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,184.34
NZ$2,011.44
|
$1,391.31
A$2,168.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.18
NZ$187.12
|
$161.51
A$251.72
|
|
pay 50.7% more for childcare
Auckland
|
Brisbane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$822.99
NZ$1,397.74
|
$1,838.51
A$2,865.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,341.88
NZ$22,659.45
|
$10,398.31
A$16,206.85
|
|
pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports
Auckland
|
Brisbane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
NZ$12.77
|
$7.34
A$11.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
NZ$5.91
|
$3.58
A$5.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.94
NZ$37.26
|
$26.69
A$41.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.56
NZ$85.88
|
$51.35
A$80.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.32
NZ$22.62
|
$13.34
A$20.80
|
|
pay 23.5% more for clothing
Auckland
|
Brisbane
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.42
NZ$134.88
|
$96.99
A$151.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.97
NZ$79.77
|
$61.03
A$95.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.74
NZ$177.89
|
$143.78
A$224.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.61
NZ$221.82
|
$136.71
A$213.07
|
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