Auckland vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$2202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$5415
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1315
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$2574
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$3975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	32	72
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	1.47M	906K

The cost of living in Auckland is 4% more expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 1099th and 1282nd ($2279 vs $2202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Columbus ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 119th and 202nd 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	$14	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$5.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$1415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1025
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$2104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$3125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$3122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$10456

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861