Auckland vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$5159
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$2387
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$3044
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	32	49
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	1.47M	608K

The cost of living in Auckland is 15% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 2124th and 1270th ($1961 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in New Zealand and Australia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.3 months in Gold Coast. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Gold Coast ranked 7th in Australia, while ranked 170th and 255th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Gold Coast

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	Auckland	Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$97.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$6.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$1640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$2014
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$8866
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$4115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$8.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$6.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$24.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$2150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$7100

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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 Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2065
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1662
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1798
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1710
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1503
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1839
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1747
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2181
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1888
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1599
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2640
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2292
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1568
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1364
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1580
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1678
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2019
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1667
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1683
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1771
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1706
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1736