Auckland vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$5072
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1201
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$3838
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	81
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	1.47M	577K

The cost of living in Auckland is 0.6% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1745th and 1786th ($2100 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1421st 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Milwaukee ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 242nd and 224th 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	$13	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$24100

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400