Cost of Living Comparison Between Auckland and Birmingham Cost of Living Comparison Between Auckland and Birmingham

😐 Solo nomad: Auckland is 3.4% more expensive than Birmingham without rent, and 2.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Auckland is 2% cheaper than Birmingham without rent, and 2.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.22 NZ$26.58

$20.69 £15.66

-26.44%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$79.4 NZ$139

$79.9 £60.5

-0.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.55 NZ$16.67

$9.56 £7.23

-0.10%

Cappuccino

$3.5 NZ$6.11

$4.66 £3.53

-24.89%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 NZ$4.01

$2.42 £1.83

-5.37%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 NZ$3.82

$1.72 £1.31

27.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.18 NZ$12.53

$6.81 £5.16

5.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.29 NZ$12.72

$6.23 £4.72

17.01%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.8 NZ$3.15

$1.65 £1.25

9.09%

White Bread (500g)

$2.07 NZ$3.61

$1.66 £1.26

24.70%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.96 NZ$3.42

$2.67 £2.02

-26.59%

Eggs

$6.87 NZ$11.99

$3.62 £2.74

89.78%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.94 NZ$15.6

$10.11 £7.65

-11.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.65 NZ$16.84

$7.92 £6

21.84%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.13 NZ$22.93

$13.98 £10.58

-6.08%

Apples (1kg)

$2.83 NZ$4.94

$2.55 £1.93

10.98%

Banana (1kg)

$2.18 NZ$3.81

$1.84 £1.39

18.48%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.25 NZ$5.67

$2.08 £1.57

56.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.21 NZ$7.34

$2.8 £2.12

50.36%

Potato (1kg)

$2.06 NZ$3.6

$1.64 £1.24

25.61%

Onion (1kg)

$1.65 NZ$2.88

$1.49 £1.13

10.74%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.96 NZ$3.42

$1.47 £1.11

33.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.24 NZ$2.16

$1.32 £1

-6.06%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$25.78 NZ$45.01

$19.32 £14.63

33.44%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.36 NZ$19.83

$11.23 £8.5

1.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.09 NZ$5.39

$3.51 £2.66

-11.97%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.84 NZ$6.7

$4.08 £3.09

-5.88%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.82 NZ$4.92

$3.43 £2.59

-17.78%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$129 NZ$225

$84.1 £63.6

52.98%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.07 NZ$3.62

$6.66 £5.04

-68.92%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2 NZ$3.49

$1.44 £1.09

38.89%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$35.77 NZ$62.5

$22.77 £17.24

57.09%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.64 NZ$2.86

$1.91 £1.44

-14.14%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.8K NZ$48.5K

$38.3K £29K

-27.53%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$21.8K NZ$38.1K

$39K £29.6K

-44.13%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$143 NZ$251

$294 £223

-51.28%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$30.25 NZ$52.8

$24.03 £18.19

25.88%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$48.01 NZ$83.8

$40.05 £30.32

19.88%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$35.66 NZ$62.3

$32.44 £24.56

9.93%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.83 NZ$29.38

$10.14 £7.68

65.98%

Cinema Ticket

$15.23 NZ$26.6

$18.37 £13.91

-17.09%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$906 NZ$1,583

$1,587 £1,201

-42.87%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.7K NZ$24K

$18.9K £14.3K

-27.50%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$71.2 NZ$124

$98.9 £74.8

-27.95%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50.7 NZ$88.4

$49.17 £37.22

3.01%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$97.5 NZ$170

$122 £92.5

-20.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$126 NZ$220

$142 £107

-11.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,262 NZ$2,203

$1,314 £995

-3.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,151 NZ$2,010

$1,067 £808

7.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,439 NZ$4,258

$2,296 £1,738

6.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,831 NZ$3,197

$1,613 £1,221

13.54%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,475 NZ$11.3K

$5,058 £3,829

28.03%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,456 NZ$9,526

$3,902 £2,954

39.83%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,121 NZ$5,449

$3,235 £2,449

-3.52%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.37

5.76

10.59%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Auckland: November 24, 2025

Last update for Birmingham: November 24, 2025

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