Auckland vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$2106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$5002
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$1238
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$2160
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$95.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$4098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	32	76
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	1.47M	486K

The cost of living in Auckland is 7% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 2124th and 1714th ($1961 vs $2106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1428th 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 Omaha. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Omaha ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 170th and 232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Omaha

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	Auckland	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$5.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$1240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$947
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2216
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$1742
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1793
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$3.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$9.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$24851

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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 Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1963
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1995
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1614
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1856
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1712
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1911
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1873
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1883
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1901
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1889
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1857
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1822
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1827
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1757
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1761
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1875
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1827
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1902
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1647
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1912
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1667
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2237
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1749
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2271
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2110
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2311
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1765
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2390
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2261
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2266
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1943