Albuquerque vs Auckland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Auckland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$2100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$4687
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$1887
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$3173
😷 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 3% less expensive than in Auckland. Cities ranked 1945th and 1745th ($2029 vs $2100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd 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 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.5 months in Auckland. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Auckland ranked 1st in New Zealand, while ranked 518th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Auckland

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	Albuquerque	Auckland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1054
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$99
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	5.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$7981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$5409
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$124
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$6.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$26.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$17894

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995