Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
A third of the country’s population and the great majority of its corporate employment, with the highest housing costs in New Zealand.
- Population
- 1,460,000
- Climate
- temperate
- Typical download speed
- 180 Mbit/s
- One-bed, city centre
- NZ$2,100 – NZ$2,900
- One-bed, outside centre
- NZ$1,700 – NZ$2,300
- Monthly budget, one adult
- NZ$3,400 – NZ$4,800
Indicative
Getting around
Bus, train and ferry under the AT HOP card; most households still run a car.
What people work in here
- Technology
- Financial services
- Construction
- Healthcare
Cost of living
We do not hold a Auckland cost series, so this is the New Zealand country-wide estimate. Use the rent figures above for the local picture.
| Category | Monthly range |
|---|---|
| Housing | NZ$1,600 – NZ$2,700 |
| Food | NZ$600 – NZ$950 |
| Utilities | NZ$200 – NZ$380 |
| Internet | NZ$70 – NZ$110 |
| Transport | NZ$140 – NZ$400 |
| Healthcare | NZ$0 – NZ$250 |
| Everything else | NZ$350 – NZ$700 |
| Total | NZ$2,960 – NZ$5,490 |
| Suggested monthly buffer | NZ$6,588 |
Modelled from a baseline for one adult and scaled, not sampled from households. Figures are shown as ranges because that is the honest shape of the data.
Worth knowing. Modelled estimate. Groceries and imported goods are expensive relative to income because of the distance from other markets, and many older houses are poorly insulated, which raises winter heating costs.
Immigration
Immigration is decided nationally, not by city. Which routes are open to you, what they require and how long they take are all on the New Zealand guide.
Worth knowing. Modelled estimates, not survey data.