Auckland vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$3947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	81
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	1.47M	577K

The cost of living in Auckland is 7% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1357th and 1688th ($2205 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1442nd 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 150th and 188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Milwaukee

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	Auckland	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$5.1
🥤 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	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$24309

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392