Auckland vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	32	82
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	1.47M	468K

The cost of living in Auckland is 18% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1924th and 972nd ($1968 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd 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 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 161st and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Raleigh

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	Auckland	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$21914

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682