Auckland vs Denver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Denver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$2717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$6307
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$1692
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$2963
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$5130
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	32	91
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	1.47M	716K

The cost of living in Auckland is 28% less expensive than in Denver. Cities ranked 1924th and 463rd ($1968 vs $2717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 418th 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 1.9 months in Denver. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Denver ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 161st and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Denver

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	Auckland	Denver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$7.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$1812
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$3223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$2613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$63.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$4595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$3621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$9.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$145
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$1528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$16279

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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 Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768