Auckland vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$2269
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$5424
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$2462
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$4258
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	66
😀 Quality of life	89	98
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.71M

The cost of living in Auckland is 5% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 1604th and 1349th ($2156 vs $2269) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in New Zealand and Australia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 240th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Brisbane

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	Auckland	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$3002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$94.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	5.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$5145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$4.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$1949
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$12459

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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 Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894