Auckland vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$4406
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1052
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$3391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	66
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	1.47M	633K

The cost of living in Auckland is 16% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1604th and 2663rd ($2156 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1875th 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 1.8 months in Memphis. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Memphis ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 240th and 362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Memphis

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	Auckland	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$27314

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822