> As it is out biggest city, Auckland, is experiencing insanely high house prices that folks in the Bay area would grimace at. I was a little surprised by this

> As it is out biggest city, Auckland, is experiencing insanely high house prices that folks in the Bay area would grimace at. I was a little surprised by this comment and wondered how true it actually was. According to Numbeo, rental prices in Auckland are 67% lower than SF. Likewise property purchase prices are between 66% and 71% lower on a price per square metre basis. Something worth noting these figures are for SF on average, not just the Bay Area. http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=United+States&country2=New+Zealand&city1=San+Francisco%2C+CA&city2=Auckland http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?coun... Edit: Formattting