Auckland vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$1835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$4159
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$996
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$1618
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$3432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	32	64
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.01M

The cost of living in Auckland is 14% more expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 1745th and 2656th ($2100 vs $1835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 89th in New Zealand and Canada, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 1.9 months in Edmonton. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Edmonton ranked 7th in Canada, while ranked 242nd and 133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Edmonton

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	Auckland	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$970
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$752
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$2375
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$2262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$4.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$776
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$9664

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100