Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 7.3% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Australia, you would:
pay 2.8% less for restaurants
Australia
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.43
|
$16.87
NZ$28.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.75
|
$8.84
NZ$14.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.75
|
$2.18
NZ$3.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.14
|
$1.87
NZ$3.15
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
Australia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
$1.80
NZ$3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.48
|
$4.27
NZ$7.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.65
|
$6.85
NZ$11.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
$4.50
NZ$7.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.44
|
$3.75
NZ$6.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.20
|
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.72
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.01
|
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.21
|
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.58
|
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.27
|
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
|
pay 10.9% more for transportation
Australia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.57
|
$6.65
NZ$11.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$125.38
|
$70.72
NZ$119.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,791.85
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,610.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.38
|
$16.94
NZ$28.52
|
|
pay 16.3% less for housing
Australia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
$52.92
NZ$89.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,712.87
|
$860.75
NZ$1,449.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,360.57
|
$721.70
NZ$1,215.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
$98.85
NZ$166.44
|
|
pay 33.5% less for childcare
Australia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,102.05
|
$628.34
NZ$1,057.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,535.97
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,842.80
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.75
|
$5.88
NZ$9.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.05
|
$3.20
NZ$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
$23.28
NZ$39.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$71.49
|
$40.48
NZ$68.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.75
|
$10.59
NZ$17.83
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
Australia
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
$65.76
NZ$110.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
$42.74
NZ$71.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$155.66
|
$98.05
NZ$165.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$163.08
|
$111.69
NZ$188.07
|
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