Cost of living comparison

Sweden

compared to

New Zealand

Auckland vs. Gothenburg Cost of Living Summary

Auckland is 19.4% more expensive than Gothenburg.

Restaurants: pay 13.6% less in Auckland
Groceries: pay 1.4% more in Auckland
Transportation: pay 1.1% more in Auckland
Housing: pay 36.8% more in Auckland
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Auckland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% more in Auckland
Clothing: pay 0.8% less in Auckland

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

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Auckland vs. Gothenburg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.6% less for restaurants

	Gothenburg	Auckland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.00 SEK128.83	$14.01 NZ$24.77	+7.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.45 SEK123.38	$8.96 NZ$15.85	-28.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 SEK28.60	$1.98 NZ$3.50	-31.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 SEK22.90	$1.76 NZ$3.12	-23.7%
Average			-13.6%

Gothenburg vs. Auckland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.4% more for groceries

	Gothenburg	Auckland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75 SEK27.25	$2.20 NZ$3.90	-19.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.67 SEK56.20	$4.29 NZ$7.59	-24.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.33 SEK62.75	$7.26 NZ$12.84	+14.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.85 SEK38.18	$6.26 NZ$11.08	+62.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.16 SEK51.20	$4.51 NZ$7.97	-12.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 SEK13.65	$1.30 NZ$2.29	-5.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 SEK11.04	$0.95 NZ$1.69	-14.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 SEK13.21	$1.34 NZ$2.37	+0.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 SEK19.64	$2.63 NZ$4.65	+32.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 SEK8.00	$0.95 NZ$1.68	+17.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 SEK7.40	$0.70 NZ$1.24	-6.4%
Average			+1.4%

Gothenburg vs. Auckland - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.1% more for transportation

	Gothenburg	Auckland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.72 SEK66.57	$6.98 NZ$12.34	+3.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.98 SEK852.25	$121.78 NZ$215.36	+41.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$25,206.41 NZ$44,573.67	-23.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.55 SEK193.80	$17.93 NZ$31.70	-8.3%
Average			+1.1%

Gothenburg vs. Auckland - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.8% more for housing

	Gothenburg	Auckland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.52 SEK332.26	$50.70 NZ$89.65	+51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,031.40 SEK10,223.93	$1,312.12 NZ$2,320.29	+27.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$918.63 SEK9,106.07	$1,217.10 NZ$2,152.26	+32.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.29 SEK785.96	$138.93 NZ$245.68	+75.2%
Average			+36.8%

Gothenburg vs. Auckland - Cost of housing

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Gothenburg	Auckland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$220.01 SEK2,180.89	$1,121.14 NZ$1,982.56	+409.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,384.08 SEK43,458.06	$19,362.77 NZ$34,240.10	+341.7%
Average			+374.4%

Gothenburg vs. Auckland - Cost of childcare

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pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Gothenburg	Auckland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.95 SEK68.87	$6.72 NZ$11.89	-3.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.95 SEK49.02	$3.41 NZ$6.02	-31.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.30 SEK82.25	$27.17 NZ$48.05	+227.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.01 SEK347.09	$44.47 NZ$78.65	+27.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.44 SEK182.84	$12.88 NZ$22.78	-30.1%
Average			+0.8%

Gothenburg vs. Auckland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.8% less for clothing

	Gothenburg	Auckland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.19 SEK874.24	$79.70 NZ$140.94	-9.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.97 SEK326.84	$40.10 NZ$70.91	+21.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.70 SEK869.34	$92.74 NZ$164.01	+5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.74 SEK1,305.93	$109.54 NZ$193.71	-16.9%
Average			-0.8%

Gothenburg vs. Auckland - Cost of clothing

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