Auckland vs Baltimore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Baltimore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$2323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$5331
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$1411
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$2342
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$3970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	97
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	1.47M	586K

The cost of living in Auckland is 16% less expensive than in Baltimore. Cities ranked 2124th and 1219th ($1961 vs $2323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Baltimore ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 170th and 128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Baltimore

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	Auckland	Baltimore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$1652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$9.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$7.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$122
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$1287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$19353

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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 Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066