Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Auckland is 42.5% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 18.5% more in Auckland
Groceries: pay 27.1% more in Auckland
Transportation: pay 61.6% more in Auckland
Housing: pay 19.0% more in Auckland
Childcare: pay 60.5% more in Auckland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.3% more in Auckland
Clothing: pay 27.7% more in Auckland

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, clothing, groceries, and housing in Auckland are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Auckland.

Auckland vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.5% more for restaurants

	Rome	Auckland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.14	$14.93 NZ$24.94	-7.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.43	$9.56 NZ$15.96	-10.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €1.97	$2.23 NZ$3.72	-0.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €0.99	$2.16 NZ$3.61	+92.4%
Average			+18.5%

Rome vs. Auckland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.1% more for groceries

	Rome	Auckland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.57	$2.01 NZ$3.36	+13.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.16	$4.27 NZ$7.14	-39.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.45	$6.62 NZ$11.07	+6.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.31	$6.78 NZ$11.33	+80.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.30	$4.40 NZ$7.36	-10.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.94	$1.29 NZ$2.16	+20.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.81	$1.00 NZ$1.67	+8.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.78	$1.37 NZ$2.29	+53.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.96	$2.41 NZ$4.02	+120.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.64	$1.02 NZ$1.70	+39.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$0.82 NZ$1.37	+4.2%
Average			+27.1%

Rome vs. Auckland - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.6% more for transportation

	Rome	Auckland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.29	$6.51 NZ$10.88	-8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €32.99	$128.40 NZ$214.50	+242.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €23,566.01	$27,173.26 NZ$45,394.70	+1.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.08	$19.11 NZ$31.93	+11.4%
Average			+61.6%

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pay 19.0% more for housing

	Rome	Auckland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €25.91	$48.85 NZ$81.60	+65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,038.11	$1,260.04 NZ$2,104.97	+6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €671.16	$1,101.04 NZ$1,839.35	+44.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €147.11	$98.97 NZ$165.34	-40.8%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 60.5% more for childcare

	Rome	Auckland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €447.53	$924.23 NZ$1,543.99	+81.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,226.79	$14,624.16 NZ$24,430.60	+39.4%
Average			+60.5%

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pay 83.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Auckland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.71	$7.17 NZ$11.97	+33.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.34	$3.35 NZ$5.60	+119.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.66	$23.89 NZ$39.91	+271.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €51.29	$36.93 NZ$61.69	-36.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.43	$13.74 NZ$22.95	+28.2%
Average			+83.3%

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pay 27.7% more for clothing

	Rome	Auckland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €57.55	$71.45 NZ$119.37	+9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €27.03	$47.51 NZ$79.36	+54.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €67.87	$98.82 NZ$165.09	+28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €89.99	$121.65 NZ$203.23	+18.9%
Average			+27.7%

Rome vs. Auckland - Cost of clothing

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