Auckland vs Bogota - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Bogota
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$388
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$728
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$379
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	89
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	1.47M	8.03M

The cost of living in Auckland is 122% more expensive than in Bogota. Cities ranked 1924th and 6104th ($1968 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in New Zealand and Colombia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 0.4 months in Bogota. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Bogota ranked 1st in Colombia, while ranked 161st and 5261st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Bogota

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	Auckland	Bogota
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$50.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	13.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$1877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$8398

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$794
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$674
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$709
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$497
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$493
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$529
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$563
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$653
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$605
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$534
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$882
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$598
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$680
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$722
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$649
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$557
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$897
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$513
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$906
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$839
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$666
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$748
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$705
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$742
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$477
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$410
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$599
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$562
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$650
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$618
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$649
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$665
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$664
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$645