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United States

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New Zealand

Auckland vs. Albuquerque Cost of Living Summary

Auckland is 13.5% more expensive than Albuquerque.

Restaurants: pay 17.8% less in Auckland
Groceries: pay 10.8% less in Auckland
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Auckland
Housing: pay 8.8% more in Auckland
Childcare: pay 24.2% less in Auckland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% more in Auckland
Clothing: pay 2.7% more in Auckland

The cost of transportation, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Auckland are more expensive than in Albuquerque. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Auckland. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Auckland.

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Auckland vs. Albuquerque Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Auckland instead of Albuquerque, you would:

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pay 17.8% less for restaurants

	Albuquerque	Auckland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.00	$14.01 NZ$24.77	-17.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$8.96 NZ$15.85	-10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.94	$1.98 NZ$3.50	-32.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.41	$1.76 NZ$3.12	-26.7%
Average			-17.8%

Albuquerque vs. Auckland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.8% less for groceries

	Albuquerque	Auckland
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23	$2.20 NZ$3.90	-31.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91	$4.29 NZ$7.59	-27.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.62	$7.26 NZ$12.84	+100.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.82	$6.26 NZ$11.08	+30.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30	$4.51 NZ$7.97	+4.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.16	$1.30 NZ$2.29	-40.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+45.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.90	$1.34 NZ$2.37	-29.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.36	$2.63 NZ$4.65	+11.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.45	$0.95 NZ$1.68	-34.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.50	$0.70 NZ$1.24	-53.3%
Average			-10.8%

Albuquerque vs. Auckland - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Albuquerque	Auckland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.75	$6.98 NZ$12.34	+85.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.00	$121.78 NZ$215.36	+2944.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,680.00	$25,206.41 NZ$44,573.67	-17.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.51	$17.93 NZ$31.70	-8.1%
Average			+172.8%

Albuquerque vs. Auckland - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.8% more for housing

	Albuquerque	Auckland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.44	$50.70 NZ$89.65	-30.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,167.38	$1,312.12 NZ$2,320.29	+12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,117.78	$1,217.10 NZ$2,152.26	+8.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.44	$138.93 NZ$245.68	+15.4%
Average			+8.8%

Albuquerque vs. Auckland - Cost of housing

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pay 24.2% less for childcare

	Albuquerque	Auckland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$1,121.14 NZ$1,982.56	-25.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,175.33	$19,362.77 NZ$34,240.10	-23.1%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Albuquerque	Auckland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$6.72 NZ$11.89	+12.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.00	$3.41 NZ$6.02	-31.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.42	$27.17 NZ$48.05	+160.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.00	$44.47 NZ$78.65	-9.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$12.88 NZ$22.78	-0.9%
Average			+1.6%

Albuquerque vs. Auckland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.7% more for clothing

	Albuquerque	Auckland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.31	$79.70 NZ$140.94	+46.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63	$40.10 NZ$70.91	-8.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18	$92.74 NZ$164.01	-11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.44	$109.54 NZ$193.71	-7.5%
Average			+2.7%

Albuquerque vs. Auckland - Cost of clothing

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