Auckland vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$2027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$4661
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$1127
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$2029
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$258
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$3225
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	1.47M	3.78M

The cost of living in Auckland is 3% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 1924th and 1762nd ($1968 vs $2027) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Berlin ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 161st and 21st 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	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$832
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$8133
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$5908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$3.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$57.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$9.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$59.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$9774

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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 Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373