Auckland vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2318
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	28
😀 Quality of life	91	61
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.82M

The cost of living in Auckland is 122% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 2124th and 6320th ($1961 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in New Zealand and Brazil, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.6 months in Brasilia. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Brasilia ranked 13th in Brazil, while ranked 170th and 5763rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Brasilia

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	Auckland	Brasilia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$6.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$2502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1582
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$537
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$16129

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$714
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$531
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$656
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$653
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$593
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$670
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$611
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$552
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$642
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$606
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$574
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$600
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$583
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$552
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$604
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$568
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$613
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$688
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$582
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$629