Cost of living comparison

United States

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New Zealand

Auckland vs. Bergen County Cost of Living Summary

Auckland is 29.7% cheaper than Bergen County.

Restaurants: pay 32.9% less in Auckland
Groceries: pay 20.4% less in Auckland
Transportation: pay 0.7% more in Auckland
Housing: pay 47.4% less in Auckland
Childcare: pay 36.2% less in Auckland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.7% less in Auckland
Clothing: pay 4.2% more in Auckland

The cost of clothing and transportation in Auckland are more expensive than in Bergen County. Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Auckland.

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Auckland vs. Bergen County Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Auckland instead of Bergen County, you would:

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pay 32.9% less for restaurants

	Bergen County	Auckland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.50	$14.01 NZ$24.59	-37.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.65	$8.96 NZ$15.74	-29.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.00	$1.98 NZ$3.47	-34.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24	$1.76 NZ$3.09	-21.3%
Average			-32.9%

Bergen County vs. Auckland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.4% less for groceries

	Bergen County	Auckland
Bread 1 loaf	$4.44	$2.20 NZ$3.87	-50.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24	$4.29 NZ$7.54	-31.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.45	$7.26 NZ$12.75	+33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.98	$6.26 NZ$11.00	+25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.37	$4.51 NZ$7.91	-16.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.45	$1.30 NZ$2.28	-47.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71	$0.95 NZ$1.67	+34.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.32	$1.34 NZ$2.35	-42.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.35	$2.63 NZ$4.61	+11.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.26	$0.95 NZ$1.67	-24.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.42	$0.70 NZ$1.23	-50.7%
Average			-20.4%

Bergen County vs. Auckland - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.7% more for transportation

	Bergen County	Auckland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13	$6.98 NZ$12.25	+69.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$170.00	$121.78 NZ$213.82	-28.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,446.00	$25,206.41 NZ$44,256.70	-30.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.18	$17.93 NZ$31.47	+18.1%
Average			+0.7%

Bergen County vs. Auckland - Cost of transportation

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pay 47.4% less for housing

	Bergen County	Auckland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.91	$50.70 NZ$89.02	-21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,750.00	$1,312.12 NZ$2,303.79	-52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,650.00	$1,217.10 NZ$2,136.95	-54.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$162.62	$138.93 NZ$243.93	-14.6%
Average			-47.4%

Bergen County vs. Auckland - Cost of housing

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pay 36.2% less for childcare

	Bergen County	Auckland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,250.00	$1,121.14 NZ$1,968.46	-50.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,666.67	$19,362.77 NZ$33,996.61	-18.2%
Average			-36.2%

Bergen County vs. Auckland - Cost of childcare

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pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bergen County	Auckland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$6.72 NZ$11.80	-16.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.28	$3.41 NZ$5.98	-35.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.00	$27.17 NZ$47.70	+109.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	$44.47 NZ$78.09	-55.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.50	$12.88 NZ$22.62	-16.8%
Average			-25.7%

Bergen County vs. Auckland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.2% more for clothing

	Bergen County	Auckland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.69	$79.70 NZ$139.94	+63.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.18	$40.10 NZ$70.41	-15.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$92.74 NZ$162.84	+15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00	$109.54 NZ$192.33	-27.0%
Average			+4.2%

Bergen County vs. Auckland - Cost of clothing

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