Cost of living comparison
Canada is 15.3% cheaper than Auckland.
If you lived in Canada instead of Auckland, you would:
pay 15.9% less for restaurants
Auckland
|
Canada
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.67
NZ$26.03
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.62
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$4.06
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
NZ$3.57
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
Auckland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
NZ$3.48
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
NZ$7.95
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
NZ$12.51
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.32
NZ$8.84
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
NZ$7.48
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.28
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.75
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.46
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
NZ$4.68
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
NZ$1.83
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.38
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 27.0% less for transportation
Auckland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.89
NZ$11.44
|
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$134.76
NZ$223.88
|
$63.09
CA$86.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,065.72
NZ$41,640.88
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,863.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.05
NZ$31.65
|
$16.98
CA$23.22
|
|
pay 4.4% less for housing
Auckland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.30
NZ$88.54
|
$64.04
CA$87.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,333.16
NZ$2,214.73
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,184.34
NZ$1,967.50
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.18
NZ$183.03
|
$112.22
CA$153.50
|
|
pay 4.8% less for childcare
Auckland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$822.99
NZ$1,367.20
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,341.88
NZ$22,164.44
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,187.04
|
|
pay 25.1% less for entertainment and sports
Auckland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
NZ$12.50
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
NZ$5.78
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.94
NZ$36.44
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.56
NZ$84.00
|
$43.49
CA$59.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.32
NZ$22.13
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
|
pay 27.3% less for clothing
Auckland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.42
NZ$131.94
|
$49.87
CA$68.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.97
NZ$78.02
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.74
NZ$174.00
|
$78.02
CA$106.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.61
NZ$216.98
|
$97.82
CA$133.81
|
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