Auckland vs Gimhae - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Gimhae
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$2615
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$388
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$2257
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	71
😀 Quality of life	89	75
🏙️ Population	1.47M	534K

The cost of living in Auckland is 107% more expensive than in Gimhae. Cities ranked 1745th and 5470th ($2100 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd 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 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 2.2 months in Gimhae. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Gimhae ranked 13th in South Korea, while ranked 242nd and 1727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Gimhae

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	Auckland	Gimhae
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$512
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$8201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$5636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$42.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$8.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$7.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$7.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$22.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$7.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$18176

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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 Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1084
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1013
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$992
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$1023
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$974
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$946
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$957
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$982
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1051
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$992
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$924
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$964
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$989
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$955
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$914
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$887
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$896
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$954
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$973
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$930
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$919
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$883
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$931
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$961
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$957
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$892
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$905
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$922
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$933
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$923
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$938
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$990
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$909
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$865
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$971
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1009