What it costs to rent in Christchurch
What students and tenants actually pay in Christchurch, 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.
42,567
Rental properties
$550/wk
Most pay $475 to $640
Normal flat
+39.2%
Growth, 10 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Mar 2026.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Christchurch 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.
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.