Auckland vs Daejeon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Daejeon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$959
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2432
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$374
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$412
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$2181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	42 km
🎓 Higher education	32	76
😀 Quality of life	91	74
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.48M

The cost of living in Auckland is 104% more expensive than in Daejeon. Cities ranked 2124th and 5901st ($1961 vs $959) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 74th in New Zealand and South Korea, respectively. Check New Zealand vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 2.3 months in Daejeon. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Daejeon ranked 29th in South Korea, while ranked 170th and 2496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Daejeon

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	Auckland	Daejeon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$5.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$462
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$83.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$21.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$5257
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$4227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$6.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$55.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$13539

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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 Daejeon

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Gyeryong	$976
18 km or 11 mi	Sejong	$1020
26 km or 16 mi	Gongju	$1063
31 km or 20 mi	Nonsan	$1046
33 km or 21 mi	Cheongju	$924
42 km or 26 mi	Asan	$1050
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1153
60 km or 37 mi	Iksan	$998
63 km or 39 mi	Jeonju	$831
69 km or 43 mi	Boryeong	$1085
70 km or 43 mi	Sangju	$957
70 km or 44 mi	Gimcheon	$934
73 km or 46 mi	Gunsan	$1020
74 km or 46 mi	Anseong	$1078
76 km or 47 mi	Gimje	$982
76 km or 47 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
78 km or 48 mi	Mungyeong	$973
84 km or 52 mi	Chungju	$920
88 km or 55 mi	Gumi	$949
91 km or 56 mi	Dangjin	$1059
93 km or 58 mi	Osan	$1076
96 km or 60 mi	Seosan	$1068
99 km or 62 mi	Jeongeup	$981
100 km or 62 mi	Yongin	$1120
103 km or 64 mi	Icheon	$1171
105 km or 65 mi	Namwon	$980
107 km or 67 mi	Yeoju	$1079
109 km or 68 mi	Suwon	$1066
109 km or 68 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
114 km or 71 mi	Jecheon	$1037
117 km or 72 mi	Uiwang	$1080
118 km or 73 mi	Gwangju	$1196
119 km or 74 mi	Ansan	$1049
120 km or 74 mi	Gunpo	$1112
120 km or 75 mi	Wonju	$1110
121 km or 75 mi	Siheung	$1307
122 km or 76 mi	Daegu	$1062
122 km or 76 mi	Andong	$929
123 km or 76 mi	Anyang	$1004
123 km or 76 mi	Seongnam	$1435