Auckland vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$2079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$1191
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$1928
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$2977
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	53
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.31M

The cost of living in Auckland is 6% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 2124th and 1781st ($1961 vs $2079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th 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 1.4 months in Calgary. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Calgary ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 170th and 160th 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	$12.6	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$1190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$55.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$3658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$3126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$91.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$58
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$15727

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887