Auckland vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$2095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$4718
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$3093
😷 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 0.2% more expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 1745th and 1759th ($2100 vs $2095) 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 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Calgary ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 242nd and 187th 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	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$1234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$3751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$3441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$15881

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872