Auckland vs Austin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Austin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$2416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$5487
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$1511
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$2463
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$4904
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	66
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	1.47M	962K

The cost of living in Auckland is 19% less expensive than in Austin. Cities ranked 2124th and 1002nd ($1961 vs $2416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 879th in New Zealand and the United States, respectively. Check New Zealand vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 2 months in Austin. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Austin ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 170th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Austin

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	Auckland	Austin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$6.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$1903
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$3088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$2013
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$66.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$3258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$5.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$1317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$21266

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302