Auckland vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1292
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$2231
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$695
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$4054
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	32	85
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	1.47M	384K

The cost of living in Auckland is 6% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 1745th and 1402nd ($2100 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1171st 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 New Orleans. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs New Orleans ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 242nd and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs New Orleans

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	Auckland	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$10142

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940