Cost of living comparison

Auckland, New Zealand

compared to

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw vs. Auckland Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 21.4% cheaper than Auckland.

Restaurants: pay 19.9% less in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 41.7% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 32.3% less in Warsaw
Housing: pay 5.6% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 29.6% less in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.3% less in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 3.5% less in Warsaw

Expenses including groceries, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Warsaw.

Warsaw vs. Auckland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.9% less for restaurants

	Auckland	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$25.04	$9.90 PLN37.08	-33.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 NZ$16.02	$8.66 PLN32.45	-9.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 NZ$3.73	$1.79 PLN6.72	-19.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 NZ$3.62	$1.79 PLN6.70	-17.2%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 41.7% less for groceries

	Auckland	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 NZ$3.38	$1.09 PLN4.08	-45.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.27 NZ$7.17	$4.36 PLN16.33	+2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.62 NZ$11.11	$3.80 PLN14.22	-42.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.78 NZ$11.37	$3.02 PLN11.33	-55.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 NZ$7.39	$2.54 PLN9.51	-42.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 NZ$2.17	$0.45 PLN1.70	-64.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 NZ$1.67	$0.75 PLN2.80	-25.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NZ$2.30	$0.82 PLN3.08	-40.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.41 NZ$4.04	$1.39 PLN5.20	-42.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 NZ$1.71	$0.41 PLN1.55	-59.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.37	$0.47 PLN1.75	-42.7%
Average			-41.7%

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pay 32.3% less for transportation

	Auckland	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.51 NZ$10.93	$6.20 PLN23.23	-4.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$128.40 NZ$215.33	$27.22 PLN101.97	-78.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,173.26 NZ$45,569.81	$30,732.76 PLN115,129.70	+13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.11 NZ$32.05	$7.92 PLN29.66	-58.6%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 5.6% more for housing

	Auckland	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.85 NZ$81.92	$17.20 PLN64.42	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,260.04 NZ$2,113.09	$1,070.18 PLN4,009.07	-15.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,101.04 NZ$1,846.45	$832.44 PLN3,118.43	-24.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.97 NZ$165.98	$224.46 PLN840.86	+126.8%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 29.6% less for childcare

	Auckland	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$924.23 NZ$1,549.95	$507.82 PLN1,902.38	-45.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,624.16 NZ$24,524.84	$12,579.90 PLN47,126.26	-14.0%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Auckland	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.02	$3.71 PLN13.91	-48.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NZ$5.62	$3.66 PLN13.71	+9.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.89 NZ$40.06	$4.76 PLN17.84	-80.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.93 NZ$61.93	$42.25 PLN158.27	+14.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.74 NZ$23.04	$8.66 PLN32.45	-36.9%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 3.5% less for clothing

	Auckland	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.45 NZ$119.83	$89.45 PLN335.09	+25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.51 NZ$79.67	$41.56 PLN155.68	-12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.82 NZ$165.72	$88.32 PLN330.87	-10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.65 NZ$204.02	$102.18 PLN382.76	-16.0%
Average			-3.5%

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