Living in Auckland

Auckland is one of the cities recorded in New Zealand. Its population was 1,798,300 at the end of 2024. Auckland had a population density of 363.9 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Which New Zealand-wide rules apply when you move to Auckland?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in New ZealandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Auckland.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Auckland. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	33.98 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Col Groceries Index Basket Eur Month	91.41 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	45.02 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	955.1 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	12.73 eur	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	23.97 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	110.7 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	160.1 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Work and income

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Salary Net Avg Eur Month	2,711 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/nz/auckland/⁸Community estimate · Supplemental context

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Auckland. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Work and Income employment service — Public employment service

Ministry of Social Development, New Zealand

Job Search

Open official service

Open the New Zealand service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Auckland. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

Auckland's nearest airport was AKL, 18 km away and offered 45 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Airport Direct Destinations Count	45 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights²Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km	18 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports³Official
Nearest Major Airport Iata	AKL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports³Official
Public transport monthly pass	110.7 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Language courses and integration in Auckland

4 exact course-location records are linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.

Verified locally

4verified local records

1provider-supplied leads

Auckland English Academy

10–14 Lorne Street, City Centre, Auckland

View official record

CNSST Education Institute

Ellen Melville Centre, 2 Freyberg Place, City Centre, Auckland

View official record

Te Pūkenga – Unitec Institute of Technology

139 Carrington Road, Mt Albert, Auckland

View official record

Private and nonprofit providers

Provider-supplied records stay separate from government-verified services.

Provider-supplied record · supplemental Languages International Auckland

27 Princes Street, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

+64 (9) 309 0615 · info@languages.ac.nz

Open provider website

Check courses in Auckland How the country programme works

Exact city-linked records checked 2026-08-10. Showing 3 representative locations from 4 verified records. Provider-supplied records are supplemental and are not presented as official accreditation.

Climate and air quality

Auckland's monthly mean temperatures were 19.8°C in January and 11.4°C in July.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 28 · Feb 28.15 · Mar 26.79 · Apr 24.58 · May 21.57 · Jun 19.4 · Jul 17.73 · Aug 18.28 · Sep 19.51 · Oct 21.77 · Nov 24.78 · Dec 26.28 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official · coordinate grid
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan 11.12 · Feb 11.58 · Mar 10.11 · Apr 8.19 · May 5.25 · Jun 4.09 · Jul 3.65 · Aug 3.21 · Sep 4.35 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 7.81 · Dec 8.3 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 19.79 · Feb 20.38 · Mar 19.08 · Apr 17.01 · May 14.74 · Jun 12.63 · Jul 11.4 · Aug 11.76 · Sep 12.92 · Oct 14.24 · Nov 16.01 · Dec 18.24 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹Official · coordinate grid

Cities of a similar size in New Zealand

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All New Zealand cities

Christchurch380,079 residents Wellington202,689 residents Hamilton174,741 residents Tauranga161,000 residents Dunedin132,800 residents Lower Hutt114,200 residents

Population and city profile

The total area of Auckland was 4,941.2 km² at the end of 2023.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	4,941 km²	31 Dec 2023	Stats NZ⁵Official
Population density	363.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Stats NZ⁴Official
Population	1,798,300 people	31 Dec 2024	Stats NZ⁴Official

Population over time6 published observations, 2018–2025

Population fell 6.5% between 2018 and 2025, from 1,654,800 to 1,547,200.

International community in Auckland

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography · 2023 Census

Published group	People	Share
Asia	321,741	23.2%
Pacific Islands	125,400	9.0%
United Kingdom and Ireland	58,341	4.2%
Middle East and Africa	54,816	3.9%
Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)	26,643	1.9%
Australia	19,149	1.4%
Other	12,171	0.9%
North America	11,424	0.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁶

Ancestry or ethnicity

Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography · 2023 Census

Published group	People	Share
New Zealand European	539,721	38.5%
Chinese	183,882	13.1%
Māori	170,721	12.2%
Indian	166,464	11.9%
Samoan	130,800	9.3%
Other European	89,295	6.4%
Southeast Asian	77,622	5.5%
Tongan	69,885	5.0%
Other Asian	61,797	4.4%
Cook Islands Maori	49,848	3.6%

Show 11 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Niuean	24,474	1.7%
Middle Eastern	18,540	1.3%
Latin American	13,935	1.0%
Other Ethnicity	12,099	0.9%
Fijian	12,066	0.9%
African	8,619	0.6%
Other Pacific Peoples	8,391	0.6%
European nfd	5,571	0.4%
Asian nfd	5,034	0.4%
Tokelauan	2,451	0.2%
Pacific Peoples nfd	738	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁶

Ancestry or ethnicity

Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography · 2023 Census

Published group	People	Share
European	616,947	44.0%
Asian	489,384	34.9%
Pacific Peoples	262,578	18.7%
Māori	170,721	12.2%
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African	40,902	2.9%
Other Ethnicity	12,099	0.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁶

Population1,798,300 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Stats NZ

City area4,941 km²31 Dec 2023Official source · Stats NZ

Fitness club membership, monthly33.98 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Independent source · Numbeo

Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited45.02 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Independent source · Numbeo

Private kindergarten, monthly955.1 EUR/month3 Aug 2026Independent source · Numbeo

Meal at an inexpensive restaurant12.73 eur3 Aug 2026Independent source · Numbeo

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-05

This city record is still being completed

The URL stays available with its sourced facts, but it is not included in search discovery yet. The page needs a broader set of current decision facts and a useful internal comparison before ImmigrationDB presents it as a complete city guide.

Verified metrics: 9
Decision domains: 2
Current facts: 9

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Auckland when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

Open the official coverage guide

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Auckland?

The published population is 1,798,300 people. Source: Stats NZ.

How much is public transport in Auckland?

A monthly transport pass is 110.7 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Numbeo.

Is Auckland a good place to live?

ImmigrationDB does not yet have enough current, multi-domain evidence and internal comparison context to answer that reliably. This stable data record remains available while the missing evidence is collected.

How many people born in Australia live in Auckland?

The official country of birth distribution records 19,149 people (1.4%) in the source-defined population for 2023 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Auckland, New Zealand: salary, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/auckland/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_auckland-new-zealand-salary-climate_d1d072ed9873,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Auckland, New Zealand: salary, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/auckland/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

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Sources

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NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Stats NZ stats.govt.nz · checked 2026-08-03
Stats NZ services2.arcgis.com · checked 2026-08-03
Stats NZ / Tatauranga Aotearoa tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz · checked 2026-08-30
Numbeo numbeo.com · checked 2026-08-03
Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/nz/auckland/ Numbeo city cost-of-living page · de.numbeo.com · checked 2026-09-05

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