Albuquerque vs Auckland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Auckland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$1968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$4648
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$233
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$3283
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	27	32
😀 Quality of life	83	90
🏙️ Population	565K	1.47M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 0.9% more expensive than in Auckland. Cities ranked 1874th and 1924th ($1985 vs $1968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 1st 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 1.7 months in Auckland. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Auckland ranked 1st in New Zealand, while ranked 428th and 161st 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	$17.8	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$9.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$6.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$1104
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$2191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$1679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$7916
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$6301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$6.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$890
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$13719

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2211
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2396
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2262
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2623
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1854
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1813
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1875
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2425
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1856
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2373
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1766
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1717
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2319
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1957
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2417
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2413
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2073
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2509
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2315
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2524

Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448