Arlington vs Auckland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Arlington	Auckland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1807	$2279
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4757	$5201
🏠 One person rent	$1010	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$2255
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$258
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4550	$3471
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	90	32
😀 Quality of life	75	90
🏙️ Population	394K	1.47M

The cost of living in Arlington is 21% less expensive than in Auckland. Cities ranked 2320th and 1099th ($1807 vs $2279) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd 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 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 1.5 months in Auckland. Arlington ranked 235th best city to live in the United States vs Auckland ranked 1st in New Zealand, while ranked 1022nd and 119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Auckland

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	Arlington	Auckland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.38	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$7.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$1215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$1143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1340	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$1960
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$92.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$54.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	7.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2184	$10101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2175	$9272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.49	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.1	$130
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$7.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$3.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.64	$24.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.13	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$84.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1593	$863
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21722	$12822

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2039
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1987
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2173
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2162
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2139
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$1872
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2236
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2306
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2108
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$1992
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2497
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2099
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2206
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2267
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2157
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$1804
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2149
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2323
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2235
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2242
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2111
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2301
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2516
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2200
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2384

Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461