Auckland vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$5455
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1267
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$2011
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$4659
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.3M

The cost of living in Auckland is 7% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 1745th and 1367th ($2100 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1144th 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 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 242nd and 14th 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	$13	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$22291

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123