Auckland vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$2256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$5584
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$4424
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	83
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	1.47M	430K

The cost of living in Auckland is 2% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 1357th and 1228th ($2205 vs $2256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1082nd 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 months in Minneapolis. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Minneapolis ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 150th and 234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Minneapolis

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	Auckland	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$1461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$1061
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$2697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$2486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$5.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$3.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$27084

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640