Cheapest Cities in New Zealand

Ranked by estimated single-person monthly budget including rent

#	City	Monthly budget	1BR outside centre
1	Upper Hutt Wellington	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
2	Whanganui Manawatu-Wanganui	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
3	Gisborne Gisborne	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
4	Paraparaumu Wellington	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
5	Blenheim Marlborough	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
6	Taupo Waikato	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
7	Rolleston Canterbury	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
8	Cambridge Waikato	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
9	Feilding Manawatu-Wanganui	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
10	Ashton Canterbury	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
11	Richmond Tasman	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
12	Whakatane Bay of Plenty	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
13	Macetown Otago	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
14	Havelock North Hawke’s Bay	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
15	Mosgiel Otago	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
16	Tokoroa Waikato	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
17	Waikanae Wellington	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
18	Te Awamutu Waikato	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
19	Hawera Taranaki	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
20	Glencoe Southland	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
21	Waiuku Auckland	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
22	Te Puke Bay of Plenty	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
23	Paraparaumu Beach Wellington	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
24	Wanaka Otago	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
25	Greymouth West Coast	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
26	Kerikeri Northland	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
27	Thames Waikato	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
28	Kaitaia Northland	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
29	Westport West Coast	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
30	Turangi Waikato	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
31	Te Anau Southland	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
32	Hokitika West Coast	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
33	Kaikoura Canterbury	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
34	Waitakere Auckland	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
35	Timaru Canterbury	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
36	Pukekohe East Auckland	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
37	Levin Manawatu-Wanganui	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
38	Masterton Wellington	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
39	Stratford Taranaki	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
40	Halfmoon Bay Southland	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
41	Kairaki Canterbury	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
42	Waitangi Chatham Islands	$1,499 ($909)	$579 ($351)
43	Manukau City Auckland	$1,554 ($942)	$603 ($365)
44	Wellington Wellington	$1,683 ($1,020)	$660 ($400)
45	Northcote Auckland	$1,683 ($1,020)	$660 ($400)
46	Hamilton Waikato	$1,683 ($1,020)	$660 ($400)
47	Tauranga Bay of Plenty	$1,683 ($1,020)	$660 ($400)
48	Dunedin Otago	$1,683 ($1,020)	$660 ($400)
49	Lower Hutt Wellington	$1,683 ($1,020)	$660 ($400)
50	Palmerston North Manawatu-Wanganui	$1,683 ($1,020)	$660 ($400)

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Ranking uses the same estimation model as city pages: national baseline adjusted for city size. Smaller cities rank cheaper because housing costs fall with population. Methodology.