Auckland vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$6556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	80
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	1.47M	737K

The cost of living in Auckland is 38% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2124th and 125th ($1961 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 170th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Seattle

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	Auckland	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114