Auckland vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$4236
😷 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 35% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1924th and 151st ($1968 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th 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 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Honolulu ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 161st and 301st 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	$13	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$19966

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159