Auckland vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$2302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$5175
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1280
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$2205
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$3706
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	1.47M	3.78M

The cost of living in Auckland is 6% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 1604th and 1275th ($2156 vs $2302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in New Zealand and Germany, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Berlin ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 240th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Berlin

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	Auckland	Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$5.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$952
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$2341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$1711
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$208
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$8913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$6080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$68.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$10963

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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 Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474