Is $35 An Hour In NZ Good Money? How Much Can You Save? Or Hello Aussie?

Let’s run the numbers on someone earning $35 an hour trying to “get ahead” in NZ.

Full-time is roughly $72,800.

After tax, ACC, KiwiSaver (3%), you’re left with roughly $55k take-home.

Here are the real costs one person shared (good starting point: 29, single, no kids, flatting):

Rent: $350/week

Food: $150/week

Fuel: $45/week

Insurance (car, contents, health): $60/week

Gym (CrossFit): $50/week

Power: $60/week

That totals about $715/week, or $37,200/year.

So on paper:

Take-hom...