Cost of living comparison

United States

compared to

New Zealand

Auckland vs. Little Rock Cost of Living Summary

Auckland is 11.5% more expensive than Little Rock.

Restaurants: pay 20.6% less in Auckland
Groceries: pay 3.3% less in Auckland
Transportation: pay 56.4% more in Auckland
Housing: pay 15.5% more in Auckland
Childcare: pay 5.2% more in Auckland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.3% more in Auckland
Clothing: pay 6.8% more in Auckland

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

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Auckland vs. Little Rock Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Auckland instead of Little Rock, you would:

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pay 20.6% less for restaurants

	Little Rock	Auckland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.00	$14.01 NZ$24.77	-17.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00	$8.96 NZ$15.85	-18.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.00	$1.98 NZ$3.50	-34.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.38	$1.76 NZ$3.12	-25.8%
Average			-20.6%

Little Rock vs. Auckland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3% less for groceries

	Little Rock	Auckland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75	$2.20 NZ$3.90	-20.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.16	$4.29 NZ$7.59	-16.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.08	$7.26 NZ$12.84	+78.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.46	$6.26 NZ$11.08	+81.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38	$4.51 NZ$7.97	-16.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27	$1.30 NZ$2.29	-42.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+45.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.34 NZ$2.37	-33.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.74	$2.63 NZ$4.65	+51.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.27	$0.95 NZ$1.68	-24.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14	$0.70 NZ$1.24	-38.9%
Average			-3.3%

Little Rock vs. Auckland - Cost of groceries

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pay 56.4% more for transportation

	Little Rock	Auckland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.57	$6.98 NZ$12.34	+95.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.00	$121.78 NZ$215.36	+238.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,736.00	$25,206.41 NZ$44,573.67	-31.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.50	$17.93 NZ$31.70	+23.6%
Average			+56.4%

Little Rock vs. Auckland - Cost of transportation

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pay 15.5% more for housing

	Little Rock	Auckland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.50	$50.70 NZ$89.65	-26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,135.00	$1,312.12 NZ$2,320.29	+15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$883.25	$1,217.10 NZ$2,152.26	+37.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$166.32	$138.93 NZ$245.68	-16.5%
Average			+15.5%

Little Rock vs. Auckland - Cost of housing

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pay 5.2% more for childcare

	Little Rock	Auckland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,033.33	$1,121.14 NZ$1,982.56	+8.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,980.00	$19,362.77 NZ$34,240.10	+2.0%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Little Rock	Auckland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.50	$6.72 NZ$11.89	+22.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.20	$3.41 NZ$6.02	-34.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.48	$27.17 NZ$48.05	+186.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.75	$44.47 NZ$78.65	+54.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$12.88 NZ$22.78	-0.9%
Average			+18.3%

Little Rock vs. Auckland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.8% more for clothing

	Little Rock	Auckland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.25	$79.70 NZ$140.94	+55.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.75	$40.10 NZ$70.91	+3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.75	$92.74 NZ$164.01	+10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00	$109.54 NZ$193.71	-27.0%
Average			+6.8%

Little Rock vs. Auckland - Cost of clothing

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