Auckland vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$4437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	32	82
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	1.47M	468K

The cost of living in Auckland is 16% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 2124th and 1213th ($1961 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1060th 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 Raleigh. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 170th and 212th 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	$12.6	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$24117

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766