Living in Auckland

In Auckland, the median rent tenants pay is €1,387 a month (2026).

Auckland's 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.

Last checked 2026-10-0216 sources

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

Median gross salary (region)3,659EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Linked Employer-Employee Dataset: LEED measures by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, December 2024 quarter

Median rent1,387EUR/month31 Jul 2026Official source · Tenancy Services (MBIE) — Detailed monthly rental bond data by territorial authority (median weekly rent)

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

What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€955

Utilities, 85 m² flat€160

Internet, 60 Mbps€45

Fitness club€34

Mobile plan, 10 GB€24

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	33.98 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹⁵Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Grocery basket, monthly	91.41 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹⁵Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	45.02 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹⁵Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	955.1 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹⁵Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant	12.73 eur	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹⁵Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	23.97 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹⁵Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	160.1 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹⁵Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Median monthly rent	1,387 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Tenancy Services (MBIE) — Detailed monthly rental bond data by territorial authority (median weekly rent)¹²Official

Is Auckland a good place to live?

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 42–60%

Skilled employee76%strong on work, weak on safety · range 68–84%

Student56%strong on education, weak on safety · range 48–64%

Family72%strong on family, weak on safety · range 63–81%

Retirement35%strong on cost, weak on admin · range 23–47%

Work and income

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public employment offices	29 count	15 Sept 2026	Work and Income — Auckland service centres¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,659 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Linked Employer-Employee Dataset: LEED measures by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, December 2024 quarter⁴Official · regional context
Average net monthly salary	2,711 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/nz/auckland/¹⁶Community estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Auckland?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,266of €2,882 take-home

Rent
Utilities
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,882
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Tenancy Services (MBIE) · 2026-07-31	− €1,387
Public transport passnot published for this city	—
Utilities, 85 m²€160 · market price · Numbeo · 2026-08-03	− €160
Internet€45 · market price · Numbeo · 2026-08-03	− €45
Mobile plan€24 · market price · Numbeo · 2026-08-03	− €24
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish	€1,266

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Auckland Salary needed to live in Auckland

Public employment offices in Auckland

Work and Income lists 29 public employment offices in Auckland (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.

Office count verified

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Ministry of Social Development, New Zealand

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The office count comes from the service's own directory. Individual addresses and opening hours are not listed here yet. Sources checked through 16 Sept 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public language course providers	23 count	31 Jul 2025	Pre-purchased English Language Tuition 2025 - Directory of Providers (TEC, published July 2025)⁸Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
GP practices	292 count	16 Sept 2026	Healthpoint General Practice (GP) directory³Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	241.4 beds per 100,000	16 Sept 2026	Certified Public hospital providers CSV¹Official
Hospitals	18 count	16 Sept 2026	Certified Public hospital providers CSV¹Official

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.

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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents241.4 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	45 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	18 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	AKL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Public transport monthly pass	110.7 EUR/month	3 Aug 2026	Numbeo¹⁵Supplemental 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

23publicly funded course providers

1provider-supplied leads

Auckland English Academy

10–14 Lorne Street, City Centre, Auckland

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CNSST Education Institute

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

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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

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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.

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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
Monthly extreme high temperature	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 Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	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 Center⁵Official · 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 Center⁵Official · coordinate grid

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 NZ¹⁰Official
Population density	363.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Stats NZ⁹Official
Population	1,798,300 people	31 Dec 2024	Stats NZ⁹Official

Population over time6 published observations, 2018–2025

1,527,112

1,624,204

1,721,296

1,818,388

1,547,2002018202220242025

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 source¹¹

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%

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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 source¹¹

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 source¹¹

Alternatives for people set on Auckland

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Wellington as an Auckland alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, region: €3,848 Wellington vs €3,659 Auckland+5%
Transport pass: €92 Wellington vs €111 Auckland−17%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 245.2 Wellington vs 241.4 Aucklandsame level

Full comparison More about Wellington

Valencia as an Auckland alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 19500 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Transport pass: €35 Valencia vs €111 Auckland−68%
Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Valencia vs €3,659 Aucklandno percentage
A meal out: €15 Valencia vs €13 Auckland+18%
Basic utilities, 85 m²: €140 Valencia vs €160 Auckland−13%

Full comparison More about Valencia

Cities near Auckland

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in New Zealand

Other cities in New Zealand to compare with Auckland, nearest in population first.

All New Zealand cities

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

How does Auckland compare?

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Auckland in rankings

#1 of 29 in Largest cities in New Zealand #20 of 22 in Cheapest cities to rent in New Zealand #22 of 30 in Largest cities in ImmigrationDB

Common questions

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

What is the typical salary around Auckland?

The median gross salary is 3,659 EUR/month. Source: Linked Employer-Employee Dataset: LEED measures by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, December 2024 quarter.

How many people live in Auckland?

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

Is Auckland a good place to live?

Auckland may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Auckland?

Kumeū-Huapai is near Auckland. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Asia live in Auckland?

The official country of birth distribution records 321,741 people (23.2%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Auckland, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c55931319a31016a987c61fb7c1b92f1]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/auckland/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Auckland, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs, taxes},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {c55931319a31016a987c61fb7c1b92f1},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/auckland/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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[Auckland, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs, taxes](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/auckland/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version c55931319a31016a987c61fb7c1b92f1; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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Coordinate identity evidence services2.arcgis.com · checked 2026-09-06
Healthpoint General Practice (GP) directory healthpoint.co.nz · checked 2026-09-15
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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
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Tenancy Services (MBIE) — Detailed monthly rental bond data by territorial authority (median weekly rent) Tenancy Services (MBIE) · tenancy.govt.nz · checked 2026-09-18
Work and Income — Auckland service centres Work and Income · workandincome.govt.nz · checked 2026-09-15
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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