Cost of living comparison
Auckland is 17.8% cheaper than Seattle.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.2% less in Auckland
- Groceries
-
pay 16.1% less in Auckland
- Transportation
-
pay 14.5% more in Auckland
- Housing
-
pay 39.5% less in Auckland
- Childcare
-
pay 52.9% less in Auckland
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 0.3% less in Auckland
- Clothing
-
pay 5.0% less in Auckland
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Auckland.
If you lived in Auckland instead of Seattle, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
|
Seattle
|
Auckland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$14.93
NZ$25.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
|
$9.56
NZ$16.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
|
$2.23
NZ$3.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
|
$2.16
NZ$3.62
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
|
Seattle
|
Auckland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.53
|
$2.01
NZ$3.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.68
|
$4.27
NZ$7.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
|
$6.62
NZ$11.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.56
|
$6.78
NZ$11.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
|
$4.40
NZ$7.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.29
NZ$2.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
|
$1.00
NZ$1.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$1.37
NZ$2.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$2.41
NZ$4.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$1.02
NZ$1.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.82
NZ$1.37
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
|
Seattle
|
Auckland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
|
$6.51
NZ$10.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$99.00
|
$128.40
NZ$215.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,656.56
|
$27,173.26
NZ$45,546.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.02
|
$19.11
NZ$32.03
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
|
Seattle
|
Auckland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.21
|
$48.85
NZ$81.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,256.97
|
$1,260.04
NZ$2,112.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,819.38
|
$1,101.04
NZ$1,845.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$176.71
|
$98.97
NZ$165.90
|
|
pay 52.9% less for childcare
|
Seattle
|
Auckland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,134.00
|
$924.23
NZ$1,549.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,666.67
|
$14,624.16
NZ$24,512.50
|
|
pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seattle
|
Auckland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$7.17
NZ$12.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.65
|
$3.35
NZ$5.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$23.89
NZ$40.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.81
|
$36.93
NZ$61.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$13.74
NZ$23.02
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
|
Seattle
|
Auckland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.31
|
$71.45
NZ$119.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.58
|
$47.51
NZ$79.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.85
|
$98.82
NZ$165.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.45
|
$121.65
NZ$203.91
|
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