Auckland vs Canberra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Canberra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$2604
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$5825
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1591
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$2539
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$2863
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	30
😀 Quality of life	90	82
🏙️ Population	1.47M	381K

The cost of living in Auckland is 12% less expensive than in Canberra. Cities ranked 1099th and 522nd ($2279 vs $2604) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in New Zealand and Australia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 1.1 months in Canberra. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Canberra ranked 7th in Australia, while ranked 119th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Canberra

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	Auckland	Canberra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$32.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$136
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$8.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$1634
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$2099
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$8209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$6798
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$3.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$5.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$26.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$66.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$51.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$1861
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$14837

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1723
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1430
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1610
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1463
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1691
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2348
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1903
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2741
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$1998
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1669
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1404
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1672
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1461
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1707
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1719
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1716
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1693
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1702
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1317
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2356
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1746
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1707
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1708
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1658
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1688
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1327
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1354
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1462
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1819
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1723
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2203
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1552