Atlanta vs Auckland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Auckland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$1968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$4648
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$233
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$3283
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	95	32
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	499K	1.47M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 31% more expensive than in Auckland. Cities ranked 704th and 1924th ($2570 vs $1968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 1st in the United States and New Zealand, respectively. Check the United States vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.7 months in Auckland. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Auckland ranked 1st in New Zealand, while ranked 165th and 161st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Auckland

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	Atlanta	Auckland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$9.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$6.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$1104
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$2191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$1679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$7916
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$6301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$2.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$6.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$890
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$13719

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448