Cost of Living Comparison Between Auckland and Queenstown Cost of Living Comparison Between Auckland and Queenstown

🙂 Solo nomad: Auckland is 16.6% cheaper than Queenstown without rent, and 17.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Auckland is 13.5% cheaper than Queenstown without rent, and 21.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.22 NZ$26.48

$14.91 NZ$25.95

2.08%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$77.5 NZ$135

$85.9 NZ$150

-9.88%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.38 NZ$16.32

$9.62 NZ$16.73

-2.49%

Cappuccino

$3.48 NZ$6.05

$3.49 NZ$6.07

-0.29%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 NZ$3.98

$2.45 NZ$4.26

-6.53%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.26 NZ$3.93

$2.27 NZ$3.95

-0.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.03 NZ$12.23

$7.10 NZ$12.36

-0.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.06 NZ$12.29

$6.04 NZ$10.51

16.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.77 NZ$3.07

$2.23 NZ$3.89

-20.63%

White Bread (500g)

$2.09 NZ$3.64

$2.12 NZ$3.69

-1.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.04 NZ$3.54

$2.53 NZ$4.40

-19.37%

Eggs

$6.62 NZ$11.52

$6.49 NZ$11.29

2.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.53 NZ$14.84

$9.67 NZ$16.82

-11.79%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.79 NZ$17.03

$10.59 NZ$18.42

-7.55%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.83 NZ$22.32

$16.45 NZ$28.62

-22.01%

Apples (1kg)

$2.89 NZ$5.03

$3.08 NZ$5.37

-6.17%

Banana (1kg)

$2.30 NZ$4.00

$2.51 NZ$4.37

-8.37%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.34 NZ$5.82

$3.93 NZ$6.83

-15.01%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.09 NZ$7.11

$5.75 NZ$10.00

-28.87%

Potato (1kg)

$1.97 NZ$3.43

$2.67 NZ$4.64

-26.22%

Onion (1kg)

$1.72 NZ$2.99

$2.26 NZ$3.92

-23.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.88 NZ$3.27

$2.95 NZ$5.13

-36.27%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 NZ$2.25

$1.11 NZ$1.93

16.22%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$25.77 NZ$44.84

$29.40 NZ$51.2

-12.35%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.60 NZ$18.44

$10.14 NZ$17.65

4.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.96 NZ$5.16

$4.69 NZ$8.16

-36.89%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.91 NZ$6.80

$7.13 NZ$12.41

-45.16%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.70 NZ$4.70

$2.77 NZ$4.82

-2.53%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$130 NZ$226

-0.37%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.07 NZ$3.59

$2.86 NZ$4.98

-27.62%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.93 NZ$3.36

$1.82 NZ$3.16

6.04%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$35.29 NZ$61.4

$32.14 NZ$55.9

9.80%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.62 NZ$2.81

$1.73 NZ$3.00

-6.36%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$28.8K NZ$50.1K

$30.0K NZ$52.1K

-3.82%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$22.3K NZ$38.8K

$18.1K NZ$31.5K

22.87%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$145 NZ$252

$284 NZ$494

-49.03%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$30.04 NZ$52.3

$39.72 NZ$69.1

-24.37%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$48.55 NZ$84.5

$64.3 NZ$112

-24.46%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$35.89 NZ$62.5

$57.0 NZ$99.2

-37.04%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.29 NZ$28.34

$25.25 NZ$43.94

-35.49%

Cinema Ticket

$15.04 NZ$26.16

$13.35 NZ$23.22

12.66%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$912 NZ$1,587

$502 NZ$873

81.71%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.8K NZ$24.1K

$6,935 NZ$12.1K

99.69%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$71.6 NZ$125

$88.7 NZ$154

-19.24%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50.2 NZ$87.3

$50.0 NZ$87.1

0.24%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$96.6 NZ$168

$96.3 NZ$168

0.34%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$123 NZ$215

$280 NZ$487

-55.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,281 NZ$2,229

$1,508 NZ$2,623

-15.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,147 NZ$1,995

$1,288 NZ$2,241

-10.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,481 NZ$4,318

$2,956 NZ$5,144

-16.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,829 NZ$3,182

$2,562 NZ$4,457

-28.62%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,172 NZ$12.5K

$7,850 NZ$13.7K

-8.64%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,024 NZ$8,741

$5,349 NZ$9,307

-6.08%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,104 NZ$5,400

$3,233 NZ$5,626

-4.01%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.37

6.74

-5.49%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Auckland: January 11, 2026

Last update for Queenstown: January 10, 2026

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