Cost of living comparison

New Zealand

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Germany

Frankfurt vs. Auckland Cost of Living Summary

Frankfurt is 6.0% more expensive than Auckland.

Restaurants: pay 43.5% more in Frankfurt
Groceries: pay 6.9% less in Frankfurt
Transportation: pay 3.7% more in Frankfurt
Housing: pay 7.3% more in Frankfurt
Childcare: pay 7.1% more in Frankfurt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% more in Frankfurt
Clothing: pay 5.4% less in Frankfurt

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and transportation in Frankfurt are more expensive than in Auckland. Expenses including groceries and clothing are lower in Frankfurt.

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Frankfurt vs. Auckland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Frankfurt instead of Auckland, you would:

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pay 43.5% more for restaurants

	Auckland	Frankfurt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.01 NZ$24.77	$16.80 €14.95	+19.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.85	$13.44 €11.96	+49.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.50	$3.79 €3.37	+91.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 NZ$3.12	$3.63 €3.24	+106.2%
Average			+43.5%

Auckland vs. Frankfurt - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.9% less for groceries

	Auckland	Frankfurt
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 NZ$3.90	$2.19 €1.95	-0.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.29 NZ$7.59	$6.86 €6.11	+59.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.26 NZ$12.84	$5.33 €4.74	-26.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.26 NZ$11.08	$3.91 €3.48	-37.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.51 NZ$7.97	$5.44 €4.85	+20.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.29	$1.42 €1.26	+9.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 NZ$1.69	$0.95 €0.85
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.34 NZ$2.37	$0.89 €0.79	-33.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.63 NZ$4.65	$1.74 €1.55	-33.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 NZ$1.68	$0.80 €0.71	-16.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 NZ$1.24	$0.90 €0.80	+28.7%
Average			-6.9%

Auckland vs. Frankfurt - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.7% more for transportation

	Auckland	Frankfurt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$12.34	$8.53 €7.59	+22.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$121.78 NZ$215.36	$70.54 €62.79	-42.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,206.41 NZ$44,573.67	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	+30.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.93 NZ$31.70	$22.39 €19.93	+24.9%
Average			+3.7%

Auckland vs. Frankfurt - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.3% more for housing

	Auckland	Frankfurt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.70 NZ$89.65	$47.15 €41.97	-7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,312.12 NZ$2,320.29	$1,318.90 €1,173.87	+0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,217.10 NZ$2,152.26	$1,097.23 €976.57	-9.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.93 NZ$245.68	$296.80 €264.16	+113.6%
Average			+7.3%

Auckland vs. Frankfurt - Cost of housing

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pay 7.1% more for childcare

	Auckland	Frankfurt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,121.14 NZ$1,982.56	$1,086.75 €967.25	-3.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,362.77 NZ$34,240.10	$22,920.26 €20,399.86	+18.4%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Auckland	Frankfurt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.72 NZ$11.89	$5.60 €4.98	-16.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$6.02	$4.49 €4.00	+31.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$27.17 NZ$48.05	$9.74 €8.67	-64.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.47 NZ$78.65	$66.94 €59.57	+50.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.88 NZ$22.78	$16.80 €14.95	+30.4%
Average			+8.8%

Auckland vs. Frankfurt - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.4% less for clothing

	Auckland	Frankfurt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.70 NZ$140.94	$86.76 €77.22	+8.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.10 NZ$70.91	$33.49 €29.81	-16.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.74 NZ$164.01	$84.22 €74.96	-9.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 NZ$193.71	$106.17 €94.49	-3.1%
Average			-5.4%

Auckland vs. Frankfurt - Cost of clothing

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