Auckland vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2464
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$714
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$570
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	28
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	1.47M	3M

The cost of living in Auckland is 132% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 1604th and 6162nd ($2156 vs $928) 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 16th in Brazil, while ranked 240th and 5658th 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	$13.5	$7.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$85.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$55.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$17134

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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 Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675