Auckland vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$5582
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1419
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$2230
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$4178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	71
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.61M

The cost of living in Auckland is 13% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 1745th and 1041st ($2100 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 896th 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 1.7 months in Phoenix. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Phoenix ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 242nd and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Phoenix

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	Auckland	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$21660

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804