Auckland vs Bandung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Bandung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$534
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$1291
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$328
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$203
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$61.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$266
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	80
😀 Quality of life	91	61
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.88M

The cost of living in Auckland is 267% more expensive than in Bandung. Cities ranked 2124th and 8422nd ($1961 vs $534) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th in New Zealand and Indonesia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.5 months in Bandung. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Bandung ranked 8th in Indonesia, while ranked 170th and 5755th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Bandung

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	Auckland	Bandung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$8.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	9.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$916
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$24.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$1.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$20.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$95.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$7422

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$490
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$561
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$480
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$555
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$400
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$523
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$699
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$488
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$567
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$665
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$482
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$478
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$517
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$511
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$471
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$488
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$429
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$422
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$409
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$456
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$447
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$440
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$411
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$390
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$413
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$409
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$384
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$457
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$470
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$461
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$444
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$413
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1134
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$489