Auckland vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$2181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$1256
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$2214
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$662
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$3957
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	32	72
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	1.47M	906K

The cost of living in Auckland is 10% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 2124th and 1512th ($1961 vs $2181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1292nd in New Zealand and the United States, respectively. Check New Zealand vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Columbus ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 170th and 217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Columbus

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	Auckland	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$6.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$1298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$973
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$3028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$2566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$61.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$6.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$86.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$1105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$28983

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061