Cost of living comparison
London is 39.9% more expensive than Auckland.
If you lived in London instead of Auckland, you would:
pay 16.9% more for restaurants
Auckland
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
NZ$24.96
|
$25.22
£19.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
NZ$15.97
|
$10.09
£7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
NZ$3.91
|
$2.54
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
NZ$3.61
|
$2.08
£1.64
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
Auckland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
NZ$3.57
|
$1.96
£1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
NZ$7.36
|
$4.74
£3.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
NZ$12.13
|
$6.34
£4.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.10
NZ$11.58
|
$3.99
£3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
NZ$7.76
|
$4.28
£3.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.20
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.69
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
NZ$2.36
|
$1.48
£1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
NZ$4.35
|
$1.76
£1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
NZ$1.90
|
$0.73
£0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NZ$1.59
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 35.4% more for transportation
Auckland
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
NZ$11.06
|
$7.20
£5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.66
NZ$214.62
|
$252.24
£198.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,999.52
NZ$48,902.97
|
$34,406.00
£27,080.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.60
NZ$31.94
|
$25.33
£19.93
|
|
pay 86.7% more for housing
Auckland
|
London
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.79
NZ$82.79
|
$39.12
£30.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,268.93
NZ$2,068.51
|
$2,697.16
£2,122.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,108.73
NZ$1,807.36
|
$2,027.26
£1,595.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.73
NZ$169.10
|
$284.51
£223.93
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Auckland
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$867.95
NZ$1,414.86
|
$2,321.07
£1,826.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,630.19
NZ$22,218.92
|
$25,293.41
£19,908.24
|
|
pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports
Auckland
|
London
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.35
NZ$11.98
|
$8.20
£6.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
NZ$5.65
|
$4.56
£3.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.49
NZ$39.93
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.83
NZ$60.03
|
$58.95
£46.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
NZ$22.96
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
Auckland
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.84
NZ$128.51
|
$103.07
£81.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.96
NZ$79.82
|
$49.65
£39.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.61
NZ$168.90
|
$112.31
£88.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.78
NZ$218.07
|
$123.32
£97.06
|
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