Auckland vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$5354
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1560
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$4146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	32	62
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	1.47M	479K

The cost of living in Auckland is 12% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 1604th and 971st ($2156 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 835th 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 Colorado Springs. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Colorado Springs ranked 92nd in the United States, while ranked 240th and 314th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Colorado Springs

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	Auckland	Colorado Springs
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$73.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$2302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$1986
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$86.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$2410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$3.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$4.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$1507
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$24279

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2323
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2524
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2540
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2286
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2400
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2742
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2546
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2791
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2399
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2638
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2667
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2728
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2972
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2598
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2749
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2917
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2727
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2034
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2509
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1920
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2418
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2220
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1753
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2472
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1748
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1880
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1676
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2026