Auckland vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$4745
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$1911
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$3199
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	53
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.31M

The cost of living in Auckland is 2% more expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 1604th and 1716th ($2156 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th in New Zealand and Canada, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 240th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Calgary

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	Auckland	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$15430

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934