Auckland vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$5406
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$2509
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$657
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$4116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	32	75
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	1.47M	486K

The cost of living in Auckland is 1% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 1357th and 1309th ($2205 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1150th 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 1.8 months in Omaha. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Omaha ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 150th and 243rd 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	$14.3	$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$4.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$3.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$1271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$1933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$1773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$4.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$6.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$6.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$4.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$24758

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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 Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1783
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2101
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$2045
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1679
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1885
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1719
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1947
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1869
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1980
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1863
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1869
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1893
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1779
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1805
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1802
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1863
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1650
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1807
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2033
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1577
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$2026
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1770
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1998
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1956
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1690
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1781
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1697
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2231
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2084
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2308
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1850
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2287
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2258
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2316
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1978