B3.2.7 New Zealand: Miscellaneous Prices
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This article is from the New Zealand FAQ, by Phil Stuart-Jones and Lin Nah with numerous contributions by others.
B3.2.7 New Zealand: Miscellaneous Prices
litre of petrol; $0.90 - 0.96
loaf of bread (700gm/1.5 pound loaf); $1.70 - 2.10
butter (500gms); $1.60 (on special)
milk (1 litre carton); $1.35
eggs (dozen) $3.20
apples (1kg/2lb); $0.60 - 1.20 depending on season
fresh fruit/veges - much cheaper than US city and much nicer/fresher
frozen chicken (2 kg/4 pounds); $6 (good special price)
sausages (3 kg/6 pounds); $10
steak; $10/kg often much more.
coffee (kg, beans) $22
ice cream (2 litres); $3
cheapest hamburger at McDonalds; $0.95 (a LOT more for a big mac)
12 cans of beer; $13.
restaurant prices; can be much less than the US
clothes/shoes; can be much more expensive than the US
60-100 watt light bulbs; $1 each
university textbooks; $80+/-
queen size mattress (without base, reasonable quality); $500
Sony G14 34cmv TV 14 inch; $439
top-loading automatic washing machine (5 kg loads); $919
cars: used Holden Commodore VL automatic 1987 (i.e. 8 years old); $12,700
new Honda Civic (fairly typical for NZ size cars); $33,170
auto insurance for that car; $250/annum (depending on policy, age of owner)
[the bottom has dropped out of the used car market due to cheap imports]
electrician charges; $30 per hour
doctor - standard consultation; adult $35, child $10-20
treatment in public hospital (eg maternity unit, 3 days); free. The trick
is to have something so urgent that they let you in. That's not so easy
unless you're pregnant. Waiting lists can be months long.
For housing rental - see under 'B3.3.3 Cost Of Living'.
House prices:
The following table is taken from the New Zealand Herald, December, 1996.
Median price ($) by district of real estate for November 1995[??].
Dwelling, previous Novembers
District Dwelling Section 1996 1995 1994 1993
Northland 125,000 64,500 110,000 108,000 97,500 96,250
Auckland 225,000 90,000 212,000 200,000 178,000 150,000
( Auck City 262,000 98,500 ?
( Rodney Dist. 215,000 89,500 ?
( North Shore 255,000 129,000 ?
( Waitakere C. 190,000 52,000 ?
( Manukau City 205,000 152,500 ?
Waikato/ 140,000 52,000 128,000 127,000 120,000 110,000
Bay of Plenty/Gisborne
Hawkes Bay ? ? 118,000 118,000 118,000 118,000
Manawatu/Wanganui ? ? 102,500 101,000 102,750 96,750
Taranaki ? ? 94,000 93,750 95,000 90,000
Wellington 153,000 41,500 145,000 140,000 140,000 132,500
Nelson/Marlborough ? ? 130,000 130,000 135,000 120,000
Canterbury/ ? ? 129,000 128,000 125,000 115,000
Westland/SouthCant'y
Otago ? ? 91,500 91,500 101,000 90,750
Southland ? ? 79,500 84,000 84,000 74,250
Average for NZ 156,000 59,500 143,000 146,000 118,000 107,600
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For more info, try:
http://www.property-press.co.nz/
http://www.harcourts.co.nz/
for info from agents, or
http://www.govt.nz/stats
http://www.govt.nz/ps/min/stats
Follow the "New Zealand" link on the home page or try the New Zealand
Official Yearbook ISSN 0078-0170. It is put out by the Statistics New
Zealand.
Ewan McKissock wrote:
"It's interesting what items they list (and what they don't). This is
either very revealing about life in NZ, or about life in Statistics New
Zealand, I'm not sure which. Odd that they quote annual Tennis club
subscription, but no mention of other sports."
Russell Turner wrote:
"You could try looking at New Zealand newspapers. The dominion or evening
post would be a could source of adverts for household gizmos and houses,
rent, cars etc. Try phoning (04) 474 0100 to speak to the newspaper
publisher."
to which Charles Eggen added:
"The Weekly Wellington - City Voice is on-line at
http://nz.com/NZ/Commerce/NetEdit/VOICE.HTM
(watch those Caps in the above address). It will give you some current
info and you can subscribe to the fully paper at a reasonable cost."
Lin Nah adds:
"On observing real-estate property around various parts of North Island this
weekend (2 Dec 1996), I found you can buy a very comfortable 3 bedroom
house in certain parts of the north island with substantially less money
than needed in Auckland.
"For example at $70,000 gets you a nice 3 bedroom on a full section in
Dannevirke and other outlying places like the outskirts of Napier. In
Auckland for that amount will barely get you an outhouse 8)))"
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