Cost of living comparison

United States

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New Zealand

Auckland vs. Montgomery Cost of Living Summary

Auckland is 9.8% more expensive than Montgomery.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% less in Auckland
Groceries: pay 12.3% more in Auckland
Transportation: pay 56.8% more in Auckland
Housing: pay 4.5% less in Auckland
Childcare: pay 6.6% more in Auckland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.5% more in Auckland
Clothing: pay 24.3% more in Auckland

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

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Auckland vs. Montgomery Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.4% less for restaurants

	Montgomery	Auckland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.00	$14.01 NZ$24.77	-12.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.29	$8.96 NZ$15.85	-12.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.68	$1.98 NZ$3.50	-26.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.08	$1.76 NZ$3.12	-15.4%
Average			-14.4%

Montgomery vs. Auckland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.3% more for groceries

	Montgomery	Auckland
Bread 1 loaf	$3.50	$2.20 NZ$3.90	-37.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.99	$4.29 NZ$7.59	+7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.27	$7.26 NZ$12.84	+122.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.21	$6.26 NZ$11.08	+95.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.34	$4.51 NZ$7.97	+34.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.83	$1.30 NZ$2.29	-29.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+62.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91	$1.34 NZ$2.37	+47.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.85	$2.63 NZ$4.65	+42.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43	$0.95 NZ$1.68	-33.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25	$0.70 NZ$1.24	-43.9%
Average			+12.3%

Montgomery vs. Auckland - Cost of groceries

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pay 56.8% more for transportation

	Montgomery	Auckland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.33	$6.98 NZ$12.34	+109.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00	$121.78 NZ$215.36	+170.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,150.00	$25,206.41 NZ$44,573.67	-21.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.42	$17.93 NZ$31.70	+16.2%
Average			+56.8%

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pay 4.5% less for housing

	Montgomery	Auckland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.15	$50.70 NZ$89.65	-28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,282.00	$1,312.12 NZ$2,320.29	+2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,103.00	$1,217.10 NZ$2,152.26	+10.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$232.90	$138.93 NZ$245.68	-40.3%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 6.6% more for childcare

	Montgomery	Auckland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,365.67	$1,121.14 NZ$1,982.56	-17.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,000.00	$19,362.77 NZ$34,240.10	+38.3%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Montgomery	Auckland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$6.72 NZ$11.89	+49.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50	$3.41 NZ$6.02	-38.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.07	$27.17 NZ$48.05	+199.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.33	$44.47 NZ$78.65	+16.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00	$12.88 NZ$22.78	+28.8%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 24.3% more for clothing

	Montgomery	Auckland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.10	$79.70 NZ$140.94	+65.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.00	$40.10 NZ$70.91	+14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.00	$92.74 NZ$164.01	+9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00	$109.54 NZ$193.71	+15.3%
Average			+24.3%

Montgomery vs. Auckland - Cost of clothing

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