Auckland vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$5599
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	91	98
🏙️ Population	1.47M	8.8M

The cost of living in Auckland is 53% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 2124th and 4th ($1961 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 170th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs New York City

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	Auckland	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$22663

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174