Auckland vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$6281
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$1609
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$2681
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$690
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$5052
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	32	88
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	1.47M	653K

The cost of living in Auckland is 27% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 2124th and 587th ($1961 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 516th 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 Portland. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Portland ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 170th and 139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Portland

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	Auckland	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2950
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$3.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$5.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$5.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$2.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$7.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$33.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$1740
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$19200

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2406
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2370
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2378
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2404
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2380
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2398
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2346
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2290
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2268
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2360
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2414
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2101
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2237
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2047
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2265
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2749
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2181
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2632
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2551
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2384
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2556
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2473
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1733
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2782
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2702
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2461
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2718
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2523
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2295
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1825
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2796
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2641
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2745