Auckland vs Bandung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Bandung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$545
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$1341
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$79.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$251
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	81
😀 Quality of life	90	40
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.88M

The cost of living in Auckland is 261% more expensive than in Bandung. Cities ranked 1924th and 8276th ($1968 vs $545) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in New Zealand and Indonesia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 0.5 months in Bandung. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Bandung ranked 20th in Indonesia, while ranked 161st and 6910th 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	$13	$1.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$9.19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$3.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$2.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$21.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$1.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$2.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$40.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$7595

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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

Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$563
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$513
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$518
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$385
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$521
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$701
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$490
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$536
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$558
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$480
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$474
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$492
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$488
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$471
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$493
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$432
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$421
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$486
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$464
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$453
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$417
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$395
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$505
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$410
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$365
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$549
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$510
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$614
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$458
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$427
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1267
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$497