Auckland vs Bali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Bali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$2771
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$488
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$1607
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$290
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	32	36
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	1.47M	4.36M

The cost of living in Auckland is 161% more expensive than in Bali. Cities ranked 1099th and 6120th ($2279 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in New Zealand and Indonesia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.3 months in Bali. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Bali ranked 8th in Indonesia, while ranked 119th and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Bali

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	Auckland	Bali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$2.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$3.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$1347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$32.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$1846
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$1364
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$8.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$4.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$3.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$9247

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$870
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$546
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$361
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$469
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$454
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$383
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$403
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$522
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$459
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$427
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$439
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$440
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$556
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$383
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$403
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$570
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$479
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$519
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$474
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$478
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$506
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$426
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$495
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$512
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$525
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$500
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$643
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$547
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$499
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$552
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$604
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$480
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$393
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$718
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$545