Auckland vs Bandung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Bandung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1297
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	80
😀 Quality of life	89	61
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.88M

The cost of living in Auckland is 302% more expensive than in Bandung. Cities ranked 1604th and 8495th ($2156 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 240th and 5820th 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	$13.5	$1.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$8.95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$3.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$3.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	9.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$23.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$70.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$8600

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$502
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$551
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$467
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$556
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$391
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$515
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$684
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$478
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$536
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$609
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$478
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$470
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$488
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$487
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$474
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$499
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$417
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$424
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$405
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$445
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$453
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$439
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$405
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$388
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$419
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$408
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$379
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$549
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$459
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$476
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$456
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$439
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$411
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1175
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$496