Region rent · Auckland

What it costs to rent in Auckland

What the normal flat rents for across Auckland, how rents have grown, and how the region's cities and districts compare. Open any city for suburb-by-suburb detail. Figures come from government bond records.

Find your suburb1 cities and districtsUpdated 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

+10.3%

Growth, 5 years

+2% a year

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

Rent growth, 10 years

Rent in Auckland grew 33.3% over 10 years, against New Zealand’s 54.5%.

That is 21.2 points slower than New Zealand as a whole.

Rent over time

15 years

The line is what the normal flat in Auckland rents for in each year. The shaded band is the range most people pay, from the cheaper end to the dearer end.

$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 city and district

1 cities and districts

Every city and district in Auckland, ranked by what the normal flat rents for. Tap any row to see its rents and reviews. All rows are listed below; open any one for suburb-by-suburb detail.

City or district ranked by rent and Flatchat reviews. All rows are listed; the sort controls re-order the rows already shown.
#	City or district	Normal flat	Flats	Flatchat rating	Open
1	Auckland	$640/wk	162,510	2.7· 40