Cost of living comparison
Melbourne is 13.2% more expensive than Auckland.
If you lived in Melbourne instead of Auckland, you would:
pay 6.9% more for restaurants
Auckland
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
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
|
$2.60
A$4.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
NZ$3.65
|
$2.33
A$3.64
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
Auckland
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
NZ$3.56
|
$2.36
A$3.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
NZ$8.13
|
$5.34
A$8.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
NZ$12.79
|
$5.82
A$9.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.32
NZ$9.04
|
$3.63
A$5.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
NZ$7.64
|
$3.98
A$6.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.33
|
$1.46
A$2.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.79
|
$1.16
A$1.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.52
|
$1.28
A$1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
NZ$4.78
|
$2.37
A$3.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
NZ$1.87
|
$1.25
A$1.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.41
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
pay 16.2% less for transportation
Auckland
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.89
NZ$11.70
|
$5.31
A$8.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$134.76
NZ$228.88
|
$108.09
A$168.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,065.72
NZ$42,570.87
|
$23,352.00
A$36,396.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.05
NZ$32.36
|
$16.15
A$25.17
|
|
pay 6.2% more for housing
Auckland
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.30
NZ$90.52
|
$54.16
A$84.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,333.16
NZ$2,264.20
|
$1,443.82
A$2,250.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,184.34
NZ$2,011.44
|
$1,158.41
A$1,805.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.18
NZ$187.12
|
$129.23
A$201.42
|
|
pay 81.5% more for childcare
Auckland
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$822.99
NZ$1,397.74
|
$1,718.67
A$2,678.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,341.88
NZ$22,659.45
|
$20,591.46
A$32,093.93
|
|
pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports
Auckland
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
NZ$12.77
|
$8.01
A$12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
NZ$5.91
|
$3.49
A$5.44
|
|
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
|
$47.87
A$74.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.32
NZ$22.62
|
$15.01
A$23.40
|
|
pay 8.6% more for clothing
Auckland
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.42
NZ$134.88
|
$84.72
A$132.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.97
NZ$79.77
|
$54.48
A$84.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.74
NZ$177.89
|
$119.46
A$186.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.61
NZ$221.82
|
$127.69
A$199.02
|
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