Auckland vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$2007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$4961
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$2044
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$3346
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	84
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.91M

The cost of living in Auckland is 2% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1924th and 1818th ($1968 vs $2007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in New Zealand and Germany, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 161st and 40th 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	$13	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$83.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$5.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$755
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$2236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$1550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$318
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$8190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$5824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$24460

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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 Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321