Auckland vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$5426
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1306
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$2248
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$4183
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	81
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	1.47M	919K

The cost of living in Auckland is 3% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 1604th and 1451st ($2156 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1204th 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 Fort Worth. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Fort Worth ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 240th and 163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Fort Worth

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	Auckland	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$57.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$1874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$2560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$3.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$97.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$1828
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$25647

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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 Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2145
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2152
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2128
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2127
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2126
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2105
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2124
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2175
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2114
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2114
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2142
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2198
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2138
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2076
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2193
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2177
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2188
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2461
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2177
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2258
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1979
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2212
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2225
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2246
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2127
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2393
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2208