Auckland vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$2172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$5195
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$1127
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$1961
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$270
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$3668
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	84
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.91M

The cost of living in Auckland is 10% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 2124th and 1536th ($1961 vs $2172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in New Zealand and Germany, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 170th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Hamburg City

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	Auckland	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$92.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$1554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$9266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$4.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$63.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$27074

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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 Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1624
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1602
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1649
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1559
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1611
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1558
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1635
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1588
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1610
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1666
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1537
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1566
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1743
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1601
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1572
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1585
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1640
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1589
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1527
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1678
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1488
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1589
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1579
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1527
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1543
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1796
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1785
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1515
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1536
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1564
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1421
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1591
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1623
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1429