Auckland vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$7152
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	1.47M	690K

The cost of living in Auckland is 37% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1745th and 74th ($2100 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 56th 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 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 2.1 months in Washington. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 242nd and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Washington

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	Auckland	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$24903

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088