Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 9.5% cheaper than Auckland.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Auckland, you would:
pay 12.0% less for restaurants
Auckland
|
Ireland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.67
NZ$26.07
|
$16.63
€15.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$4.07
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
NZ$3.58
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
Auckland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
NZ$3.49
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
NZ$7.97
|
$4.31
€4.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
NZ$12.53
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.32
NZ$8.86
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
NZ$7.49
|
$3.87
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.28
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.76
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.47
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
NZ$4.68
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
NZ$1.83
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.38
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
Auckland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.89
NZ$11.46
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$134.76
NZ$224.21
|
$113.76
€105.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,065.72
NZ$41,703.22
|
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.05
NZ$31.70
|
$17.14
€15.92
|
|
pay 8.8% more for housing
Auckland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.30
NZ$88.67
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,333.16
NZ$2,218.05
|
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,184.34
NZ$1,970.45
|
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.18
NZ$183.31
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
|
pay 13.2% less for childcare
Auckland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$822.99
NZ$1,369.25
|
$893.73
€829.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,341.88
NZ$22,197.62
|
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
Auckland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
NZ$12.51
|
$5.53
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
NZ$5.79
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.94
NZ$36.50
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.56
NZ$84.13
|
$59.94
€55.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.32
NZ$22.16
|
$11.50
€10.68
|
|
pay 18.6% less for clothing
Auckland
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.42
NZ$132.13
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.97
NZ$78.14
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.74
NZ$174.26
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.61
NZ$217.30
|
$90.50
€84.05
|
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