Cost of living comparison

United States

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New Zealand

Auckland vs. Fort Wayne Cost of Living Summary

Auckland is 11.6% more expensive than Fort Wayne.

Restaurants: pay 9.6% less in Auckland
Groceries: pay 0.8% more in Auckland
Transportation: pay 50.8% more in Auckland
Housing: pay 14.5% more in Auckland
Childcare: pay 11.1% less in Auckland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% more in Auckland
Clothing: pay 10.3% more in Auckland

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

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Auckland vs. Fort Wayne Cost Breakdown

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pay 9.6% less for restaurants

	Fort Wayne	Auckland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$14.01 NZ$24.77	-6.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$8.96 NZ$15.85	-10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.26	$1.98 NZ$3.50	-12.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.12	$1.76 NZ$3.12	-17.1%
Average			-9.6%

Fort Wayne vs. Auckland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.8% more for groceries

	Fort Wayne	Auckland
Bread 1 loaf	$3.12	$2.20 NZ$3.90	-29.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.58	$4.29 NZ$7.59	-23.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.82	$7.26 NZ$12.84	+157.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.74	$6.26 NZ$11.08	+67.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.33	$4.51 NZ$7.97	+4.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.67	$1.30 NZ$2.29	-51.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+90.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70	$1.34 NZ$2.37	-21.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02	$2.63 NZ$4.65	+30.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07	$0.95 NZ$1.68	-10.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.32	$0.70 NZ$1.24	-47.1%
Average			+0.8%

Fort Wayne vs. Auckland - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.8% more for transportation

	Fort Wayne	Auckland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.60	$6.98 NZ$12.34	+93.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.00	$121.78 NZ$215.36	+204.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,915.00	$25,206.41 NZ$44,573.67	-31.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.43	$17.93 NZ$31.70	+16.2%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 14.5% more for housing

	Fort Wayne	Auckland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.00	$50.70 NZ$89.65	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,210.00	$1,312.12 NZ$2,320.29	+8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$892.33	$1,217.10 NZ$2,152.26	+36.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$151.91	$138.93 NZ$245.68	-8.5%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 11.1% less for childcare

	Fort Wayne	Auckland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,372.22	$1,121.14 NZ$1,982.56	-18.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,000.00	$19,362.77 NZ$34,240.10	-3.2%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Fort Wayne	Auckland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$6.72 NZ$11.89	+49.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.55	$3.41 NZ$6.02	-25.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.69	$27.17 NZ$48.05	+212.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$44.47 NZ$78.65	-11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$12.88 NZ$22.78	-0.9%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 10.3% more for clothing

	Fort Wayne	Auckland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.33	$79.70 NZ$140.94	+49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$40.10 NZ$70.91	+0.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.33	$92.74 NZ$164.01	-14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00	$109.54 NZ$193.71	+15.3%
Average			+10.3%

Fort Wayne vs. Auckland - Cost of clothing

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