Auckland vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$5589
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1325
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$2490
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$4672
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.3M

The cost of living in Auckland is 2% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 1357th and 1258th ($2205 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 150th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Houston

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	Auckland	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$22908

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156