Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 31.3% cheaper than San Francisco.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of San Francisco, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
San Francisco
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New Zealand
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$16.87
NZ$28.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$8.84
NZ$14.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
|
$2.18
NZ$3.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
|
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
|
pay 43.4% less for groceries
San Francisco
|
New Zealand
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.81
|
$1.80
NZ$2.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.54
|
$4.27
NZ$7.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
|
$6.85
NZ$11.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
|
$4.50
NZ$7.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.36
|
$3.75
NZ$6.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
|
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.31
NZ$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.26
|
$1.50
NZ$2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.95
NZ$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$0.81
NZ$1.35
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
San Francisco
|
New Zealand
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.60
|
$6.65
NZ$11.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.50
|
$70.72
NZ$117.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,654.00
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,115.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.58
|
$16.94
NZ$28.18
|
|
pay 54.9% less for housing
San Francisco
|
New Zealand
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.94
|
$52.92
NZ$88.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,284.84
|
$860.75
NZ$1,432.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,579.66
|
$721.70
NZ$1,200.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$200.04
|
$98.85
NZ$164.46
|
|
pay 72.1% less for childcare
San Francisco
|
New Zealand
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,457.14
|
$628.34
NZ$1,045.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,071.00
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,642.43
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
San Francisco
|
New Zealand
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$5.88
NZ$9.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.24
|
$3.20
NZ$5.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
|
$23.28
NZ$38.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$94.84
|
$40.48
NZ$67.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$10.59
NZ$17.62
|
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pay 2.6% less for clothing
San Francisco
|
New Zealand
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
|
$65.76
NZ$109.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.52
|
$42.74
NZ$71.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.81
|
$98.05
NZ$163.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.61
|
$111.69
NZ$185.83
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