Auckland vs Austin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Austin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$2455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$5709
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$1585
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$2741
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$566
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$5262
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	65
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	1.47M	962K

The cost of living in Auckland is 20% less expensive than in Austin. Cities ranked 1924th and 858th ($1968 vs $2455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 790th 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 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 2.1 months in Austin. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Austin ranked 30th in the United States, while ranked 161st and 142nd 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	$13	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$6.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$1949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$3348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$4187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$2882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$9.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$1385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$22096

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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

Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305