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What it costs to rent in Auckland

What students and tenants actually pay in Auckland, how rents have moved, and how the suburbs compare. Reviews from people who have lived here sit further down. Rent figures come from government bond records.

Browse Auckland flats Compare suburbs10 reviewsUpdated Mar 2026

162,510

Rental properties

$640/wk

Most pay $530 to $750

Normal flat

-1.5% in a year

+33.3%

Growth, 10 years

+2.9% a year

Flatchat reviews

2.1

Avg rating

Flatchat coverage

21,495 of about 162,510 rental properties in Auckland are on Flatchat.

About 13% of the market covered so far. Lived in one we have missed? Add it.

Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Mar 2026.

Rent over time

15 years

Fifteen years of Auckland rent. The line is what the normal flat rents for each year; the shaded band shows the range most people pay. Useful for seeing whether rents are still climbing before you sign.

$640/wknormal flat, 2026

$300$400$500$600$700$800

201120182026

What the normal flat rentsWhere most rents fall

Rents jump every January because that is when most student flats sign new leases for the year, and brand new tenancies rent higher than the standing stock. The line settles back by autumn. Source: MBIE bond data.

Rent by suburb

10 suburbs

Every reviewed suburb, ranked. Tap any row to see its rents and reviews. All rows are shown; the sort buttons just re-order them so you can compare by the most flats or best reviewed on Flatchat.

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Suburb ranked by rent and Flatchat reviews. All rows are listed; the sort controls re-order the rows already shown.
#	Suburb	Avg rent	Flats	Flatchat rating
1	Auckland CBD	$566/wk	695	51
2	Mount Wellington	$647/wk	515	11
3	Remuera	$930/wk	377	1.51
4	Avondale	$656/wk	256	3.51
5	Pakuranga	$656/wk	182	1.51
6	Saint Heliers	$921/wk	140	1.81
7	Botany Downs	$733/wk	83	2.31
8	Kingsland	$730/wk	65	11
9	Sunnynook	$717/wk	55	2.31
10	Murrays Bay	$750/wk	42	11