Auckland vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$2961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$7256
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1873
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$3753
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$777
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$4025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	62
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	1.47M	351K

The cost of living in Auckland is 23% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1099th and 153rd ($2279 vs $2961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 128th 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 1.4 months in Honolulu. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Honolulu ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 119th and 260th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Honolulu

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	Auckland	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$7.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$1910
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$3813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$3278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$10099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$8860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$6.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$6.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$6.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$4.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$3.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$5.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$32.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$1372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$19011

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2735
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2506
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2602
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2538
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$2716
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2655
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3169
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$491
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$491
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3064