Auckland vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	32	82
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	1.47M	468K

The cost of living in Auckland is 7% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1604th and 1246th ($2156 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1054th 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 64th in the United States, while ranked 240th and 245th 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	$13.5	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$24650

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736