Auckland vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2622
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$465
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$298
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$594
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	32	89
😀 Quality of life	89	73
🏙️ Population	1.47M	5.68M

The cost of living in Auckland is 110% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 1604th and 5467th ($2156 vs $1027) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in New Zealand and Thailand, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.6 months in Bangkok. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 240th and 2647th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Bangkok

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	Auckland	Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1114
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$99.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$6568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$3204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$8.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$15512

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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 Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592