The shocking data underlines the deteriorating affordability of residential property in Auckland, one of the world's 10 most over-valued housing markets. It would take the average family nearly 10 years of their household income to afford a median priced $771,000 house.
Nationally, the average value rises by $51.80 a day more than the typical worker earns in a shift. However these figures are skewed by the Auckland market.
Outside of Auckland, houses in just three other regions are earning more in capital gain than workers make though to lesser degrees.
Northland homes rose in value by $192.40 a day compared to median daily pay of $118 - meaning the standard house made $74.40 more each day than the average worker.
In Bay of Plenty, house prices added $189 a day compared to median daily pay of $118 - a $71 premium. Houses also earned more than workers in Waikato ($142.40/$123) - a difference of $19.40 a day.
Releasing its September house price figures last week, the Real Estate Institute described the "halo effect" of Auckland's property market.
Institute chief executive Colleen Milne said the data showed Aucklanders priced out of their own city were looking to the regions, most notably Northland and Waikato/Bay of Plenty. But it is a different story in other parts of the country. Temperate growth or falling values in eight other regions meant the average worker earned more each day than the typical home added in capital gain.
The most dramatic example of this was in Taranaki, where median property prices slipped $12,375, meaning workers earned $162.20 a day more than their house.
Loan Market mortgage adviser Bruce Patten said regions not yet experiencing price growth could do so if Auckland prices continued to soar.
"If on the other hand Auckland falters, I think you will see other regions suffer too." He added that current trends were similar to those seen during 2005-2007 when many buyers were priced out of the Auckland market.
