Albuquerque vs Auckland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Auckland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2026
$2156
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5037
$4802
🏠 One person rent
$1168
$1242
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$1967
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.4
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3847
$3398
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
27
32
😀 Quality of life
83
89
🏙️ Population
565K
1.47M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 6% less expensive than in Auckland. Cities ranked 1965th and 1604th ($2026 vs $2156) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 2nd in the United States and New Zealand, respectively. Check the United States vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.6 months in Auckland. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Auckland ranked 1st in New Zealand, while ranked 561st and 240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Auckland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.4
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$7.14
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1143
$1205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$961
$1071
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2114
$2099
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2420
$7507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2241
$5316
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.94
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$6.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$26.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.24
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.8
$75.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1491
$988
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24972
$15607

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$2168
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$2490
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$2510
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$2384
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$2050
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$3022
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$1930
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