Cost of living comparison

New Zealand

compared to

Canada

Vancouver vs. Auckland Cost of Living Summary

Vancouver is 2.1% more expensive than Auckland.

Restaurants: pay 16.9% more in Vancouver
Groceries: pay 10.9% more in Vancouver
Transportation: pay 16.5% less in Vancouver
Housing: pay 8.8% more in Vancouver
Childcare: pay 0.4% more in Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.7% less in Vancouver
Clothing: pay 15.3% less in Vancouver

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

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Vancouver vs. Auckland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.9% more for restaurants

	Auckland	Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.01 NZ$24.77	$17.53 CA$24.82	+25.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.85	$10.52 CA$14.89	+17.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.50	$2.11 CA$2.98	+6.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 NZ$3.12	$1.63 CA$2.31	-7.3%
Average			+16.9%

Auckland vs. Vancouver - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.9% more for groceries

	Auckland	Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 NZ$3.90	$2.55 CA$3.61	+15.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.29 NZ$7.59	$5.94 CA$8.42	+38.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.26 NZ$12.84	$8.30 CA$11.75	+14.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.26 NZ$11.08	$4.05 CA$5.73	-35.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.51 NZ$7.97	$6.04 CA$8.55	+34.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.29	$1.84 CA$2.60	+41.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 NZ$1.69	$0.62 CA$0.87	-35.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.34 NZ$2.37	$1.75 CA$2.47	+30.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.63 NZ$4.65	$1.83 CA$2.59	-30.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 NZ$1.68	$1.21 CA$1.72	+27.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 NZ$1.24	$1.29 CA$1.83	+84.6%
Average			+10.9%

Auckland vs. Vancouver - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.5% less for transportation

	Auckland	Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$12.34	$5.30 CA$7.50	-24.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$121.78 NZ$215.36	$82.13 CA$116.28	-32.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,206.41 NZ$44,573.67	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	+10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.93 NZ$31.70	$15.46 CA$21.89	-13.8%
Average			-16.5%

Auckland vs. Vancouver - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.8% more for housing

	Auckland	Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.70 NZ$89.65	$51.61 CA$73.07	+1.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,312.12 NZ$2,320.29	$1,758.64 CA$2,489.79	+34.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,217.10 NZ$2,152.26	$1,510.76 CA$2,138.87	+24.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.93 NZ$245.68	$62.39 CA$88.33	-55.1%
Average			+8.8%

Auckland vs. Vancouver - Cost of housing

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pay 0.4% more for childcare

	Auckland	Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,121.14 NZ$1,982.56	$1,089.37 CA$1,542.28	-2.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,362.77 NZ$34,240.10	$20,096.19 CA$28,451.18	+3.8%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Auckland	Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.72 NZ$11.89	$5.61 CA$7.94	-16.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$6.02	$3.95 CA$5.59	+15.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$27.17 NZ$48.05	$15.43 CA$21.85	-43.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.47 NZ$78.65	$43.29 CA$61.28	-2.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.88 NZ$22.78	$12.39 CA$17.54	-3.9%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 15.3% less for clothing

	Auckland	Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.70 NZ$140.94	$57.28 CA$81.09	-28.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.10 NZ$70.91	$32.87 CA$46.54	-18.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.74 NZ$164.01	$93.98 CA$133.06	+1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 NZ$193.71	$94.44 CA$133.70	-13.8%
Average			-15.3%

Auckland vs. Vancouver - Cost of clothing

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