Auckland vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1019
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$1739
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$3236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	34
😀 Quality of life	89	85
🏙️ Population	1.47M	679K

The cost of living in Auckland is 18% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1604th and 2753rd ($2156 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1911th 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 1.8 months in El Paso. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs El Paso ranked 154th in the United States, while ranked 240th and 472nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs El Paso

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	Auckland	El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$817
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$1466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$97.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$62.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$1787
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$6914

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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 El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1876
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1928
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1924
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1008
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2026
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1055
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2231
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$953
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2045
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1930
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2110
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1724
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$776
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2190
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2220
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1934
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2140
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2444
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2023
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2418
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2381
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2396
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384