Auckland vs Austin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Austin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$2475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$5680
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1530
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$2495
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$5010
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	65
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	1.47M	962K

The cost of living in Auckland is 15% less expensive than in Austin. Cities ranked 1745th and 932nd ($2100 vs $2475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 806th 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 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 2 months in Austin. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Austin ranked 46th in the United States, while ranked 242nd and 192nd 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	$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$7.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$3.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$1888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$3110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$2018
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$68.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$5778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$3142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$9.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$1503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$20982

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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

Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316