Cost of living comparison

United States

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New Zealand

Auckland vs. Milwaukee Cost of Living Summary

Auckland is 5.9% cheaper than Milwaukee.

Restaurants: pay 21.9% less in Auckland
Groceries: pay 9.1% less in Auckland
Transportation: pay 28.3% more in Auckland
Housing: pay 11.6% less in Auckland
Childcare: pay 29.8% less in Auckland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% more in Auckland
Clothing: pay 7.6% more in Auckland

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

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Auckland vs. Milwaukee Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.9% less for restaurants

	Milwaukee	Auckland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$14.01 NZ$24.77	-30.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$8.96 NZ$15.85	-10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81	$1.98 NZ$3.50	-29.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.01	$1.76 NZ$3.12	-12.3%
Average			-21.9%

Milwaukee vs. Auckland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.1% less for groceries

	Milwaukee	Auckland
Bread 1 loaf	$3.50	$2.20 NZ$3.90	-37.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.05	$4.29 NZ$7.59	-15.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.07	$7.26 NZ$12.84	+136.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.56	$6.26 NZ$11.08	+37.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.24	$4.51 NZ$7.97	-27.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.35	$1.30 NZ$2.29	-44.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+40.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.08	$1.34 NZ$2.37	-35.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.34	$2.63 NZ$4.65	+12.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.15	$0.95 NZ$1.68	-17.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16	$0.70 NZ$1.24	-39.9%
Average			-9.1%

Milwaukee vs. Auckland - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.3% more for transportation

	Milwaukee	Auckland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83	$6.98 NZ$12.34	+82.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.00	$121.78 NZ$215.36	+69.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,957.00	$25,206.41 NZ$44,573.67	-29.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.60	$17.93 NZ$31.70	+14.9%
Average			+28.3%

Milwaukee vs. Auckland - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.6% less for housing

	Milwaukee	Auckland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.38	$50.70 NZ$89.65	-29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,725.50	$1,312.12 NZ$2,320.29	-24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,168.00	$1,217.10 NZ$2,152.26	+4.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$152.08	$138.93 NZ$245.68	-8.6%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 29.8% less for childcare

	Milwaukee	Auckland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,821.67	$1,121.14 NZ$1,982.56	-38.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,200.00	$19,362.77 NZ$34,240.10	-20.0%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Milwaukee	Auckland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$6.72 NZ$11.89	+12.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.06	$3.41 NZ$6.02	-32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.73	$27.17 NZ$48.05	+153.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.55	$44.47 NZ$78.65	+4.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.22	$12.88 NZ$22.78	-9.4%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 7.6% more for clothing

	Milwaukee	Auckland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.20	$79.70 NZ$140.94	+47.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.85	$40.10 NZ$70.91	-1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.20	$92.74 NZ$164.01	-0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.51	$109.54 NZ$193.71	-6.8%
Average			+7.6%

Milwaukee vs. Auckland - Cost of clothing

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