Living comfortably in NZ these days?

[dvs_dave]

The good people of NZ, I have a potential opportunity with my firm in NZ, Wellington area. Salary on offer seems decent, but all I hear about is how unaffordable living in NZ is, so it’s hard to tell if it’s a good deal or not.

For a family of 4 (2 young school age kids), nice 3-4 bed detached rental home with good schools in the Welly suburbs, 2 decent (used) cars; what sort of pretax annual household income do you need to support that?

$100k, $200k….more? Any guidance would be appreciated.

Edited by dvs_dave on Friday 5th May 21:21

[dvs_dave]

Yes, seems like pretty grim stock for very punchy money. How do the locals afford it? Is everyone paid accordingly, or do people just accept paying 50%+ of their income on housing?

Looking further afield, how commutable is downtown Wellington? Where’s “nice” within a realistic 30mins drive?

Edited by dvs_dave on Saturday 6th May 23:40