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Auckland vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Auckland is 2.7 times more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Auckland
Groceries: pay 97.8% more in Auckland
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Auckland
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Auckland
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Auckland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Auckland
Clothing: pay 57.6% more in Auckland

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Auckland are more expensive than in Peru. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Auckland.

Auckland vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Peru	Auckland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.28 PEN11.04	$14.42 NZ$24.85	+339.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.98 PEN20.10	$9.23 NZ$15.90	+54.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 PEN3.62	$2.17 NZ$3.73	+101.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PEN1.93	$2.20 NZ$3.78	+281.9%
Average			+194.2%

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pay 97.8% more for groceries

	Peru	Auckland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 PEN7.54	$2.04 NZ$3.51	-9.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 PEN12.24	$4.18 NZ$7.19	+14.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 PEN17.00	$6.83 NZ$11.77	+35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 PEN9.85	$6.46 NZ$11.13	+120.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 PEN9.24	$4.18 NZ$7.19	+51.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 PEN2.66	$1.23 NZ$2.12	+55.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.39	$0.94 NZ$1.62	+128.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.60	$1.38 NZ$2.38	+191.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 PEN1.59	$2.04 NZ$3.52	+333.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.47	$0.81 NZ$1.39	+84.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.29	$0.65 NZ$1.13	+70.6%
Average			+97.8%

Peru vs. Auckland - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Peru	Auckland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 PEN18.14	$5.96 NZ$10.27	+10.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.18 PEN54.40	$125.42 NZ$216.09	+675.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,692.85 PEN66,196.68	$27,115.94 NZ$46,719.43	+37.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.93 PEN60.26	$15.27 NZ$26.30	-14.8%
Average			+177.1%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Peru	Auckland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.62 PEN86.12	$48.52 NZ$83.60	+89.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.91 PEN1,250.17	$1,258.91 NZ$2,169.03	+238.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.23 PEN861.29	$1,096.07 NZ$1,888.47	+327.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.79 PEN123.68	$117.26 NZ$202.04	+218.7%
Average			+218.6%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Peru	Auckland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$148.49 PEN499.14	$878.54 NZ$1,513.69	+491.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,269.80 PEN17,714.20	$13,628.85 NZ$23,481.84	+158.6%
Average			+325.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Auckland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 PEN7.44	$6.92 NZ$11.93	+212.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 PEN9.08	$3.39 NZ$5.85	+25.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.12 PEN20.57	$24.23 NZ$41.75	+296.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.24 PEN101.66	$38.35 NZ$66.07	+26.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 PEN18.10	$13.85 NZ$23.86	+157.1%
Average			+143.7%

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pay 57.6% more for clothing

	Peru	Auckland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.15 PEN168.57	$67.87 NZ$116.93	+35.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.05 PEN87.57	$46.78 NZ$80.59	+79.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.76 PEN224.40	$95.31 NZ$164.22	+42.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.85 PEN231.43	$118.80 NZ$204.69	+72.6%
Average			+57.6%

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