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

🙂 Solo nomad: Birmingham is 3.3% cheaper than Auckland without rent, and 2.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Birmingham is 2.1% more expensive than Auckland without rent, and 2.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.69 £15.66

$15.22 NZ$26.58

35.94%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$79.9 £60.5

$79.4 NZ$139

0.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.56 £7.23

$9.55 NZ$16.67

0.10%

Cappuccino

$4.66 £3.53

$3.5 NZ$6.11

33.14%

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

$2.42 £1.83

$2.29 NZ$4.01

5.68%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.72 £1.31

$2.19 NZ$3.82

-21.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$6.81 £5.16

$7.18 NZ$12.53

-5.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.23 £4.72

$7.29 NZ$12.72

-14.54%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.65 £1.25

$1.8 NZ$3.15

-8.33%

White Bread (500g)

$1.66 £1.26

$2.07 NZ$3.61

-19.81%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.67 £2.02

$1.96 NZ$3.42

36.22%

Eggs

$3.62 £2.74

$6.87 NZ$11.99

-47.31%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.11 £7.65

$8.94 NZ$15.6

13.09%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.92 £6

$9.65 NZ$16.84

-17.93%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.98 £10.58

$13.13 NZ$22.93

6.47%

Apples (1kg)

$2.55 £1.93

$2.83 NZ$4.94

-9.89%

Banana (1kg)

$1.84 £1.39

$2.18 NZ$3.81

-15.60%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.08 £1.57

$3.25 NZ$5.67

-36.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.8 £2.12

$4.21 NZ$7.34

-33.49%

Potato (1kg)

$1.64 £1.24

$2.06 NZ$3.6

-20.39%

Onion (1kg)

$1.49 £1.13

$1.65 NZ$2.88

-9.70%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.47 £1.11

$1.96 NZ$3.42

-25.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.32 £1

$1.24 NZ$2.16

6.45%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$19.32 £14.63

$25.78 NZ$45.01

-25.06%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.23 £8.5

$11.36 NZ$19.83

-1.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.51 £2.66

$3.09 NZ$5.39

13.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.08 £3.09

$3.84 NZ$6.7

6.25%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.43 £2.59

$2.82 NZ$4.92

21.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$84.1 £63.6

$129 NZ$225

-34.63%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.66 £5.04

$2.07 NZ$3.62

221.74%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.44 £1.09

$2 NZ$3.49

-28.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$22.77 £17.24

$35.77 NZ$62.5

-36.34%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.91 £1.44

$1.64 NZ$2.86

16.46%

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

$38.3K £29K

$27.8K NZ$48.5K

37.99%

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

$39K £29.6K

$21.8K NZ$38.1K

78.99%

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

$294 £223

$143 NZ$251

105.23%

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

$24.03 £18.19

$30.25 NZ$52.8

-20.56%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.05 £30.32

$48.01 NZ$83.8

-16.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$32.44 £24.56

$35.66 NZ$62.3

-9.03%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.14 £7.68

$16.83 NZ$29.38

-39.75%

Cinema Ticket

$18.37 £13.91

$15.23 NZ$26.6

20.62%

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

$1,587 £1,201

$906 NZ$1,583

75.05%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.9K £14.3K

$13.7K NZ$24K

37.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.9 £74.8

$71.2 NZ$124

38.79%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.17 £37.22

$50.7 NZ$88.4

-2.92%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$122 £92.5

$97.5 NZ$170

25.38%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$142 £107

$126 NZ$220

12.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,314 £995

$1,262 NZ$2,203

4.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,067 £808

$1,151 NZ$2,010

-7.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,296 £1,738

$2,439 NZ$4,258

-5.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,613 £1,221

$1,831 NZ$3,197

-11.92%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,058 £3,829

$6,475 NZ$11.3K

-21.89%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,902 £2,954

$5,456 NZ$9,526

-28.48%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,235 £2,449

$3,121 NZ$5,449

3.64%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.76

6.37

-9.58%

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

Last update for Birmingham: November 24, 2025

Last update for Auckland: November 24, 2025

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