Auckland vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$2799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$6454
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$1702
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$2727
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$702
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$5210
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	91	97
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.75M

The cost of living in Auckland is 30% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 2124th and 394th ($1961 vs $2799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 170th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Chicago

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	Auckland	Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$1993
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1414
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$3215
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$2313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$3645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$2499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$16.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$3.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$68.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$2032
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$23423

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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 Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426