Auckland vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$748
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$394
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	32	45
😀 Quality of life	90	50
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.47M

The cost of living in Auckland is 163% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 1924th and 6679th ($1968 vs $748) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in New Zealand and Colombia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 0.5 months in Cali. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 161st and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Cali

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	Auckland	Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$384
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	13.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$798
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$6351

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645