Auckland vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2097
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$318
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$542
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$453
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	32	47
😀 Quality of life	89	60
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.47M

The cost of living in Auckland is 160% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 1604th and 6645th ($2156 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in New Zealand and Colombia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 240th and 5917th 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	$13.5	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$8.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	11.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$1099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$890
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$8.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$6650

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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 Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$746
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$825
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$537
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$606
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$592
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$719
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$738
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$709
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$789
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$547
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$717
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$514
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$757
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$637
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$777
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$919
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1062
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$663
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$640
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$992
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1071
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$575
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$813
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$915
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$569
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$667
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1019
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$614
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$750
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$764
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$744
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$538
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$656
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$703