Auckland vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$4215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	62
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	1.47M	351K

The cost of living in Auckland is 38% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 2124th and 122nd ($1961 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 90th 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 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Honolulu ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 170th and 322nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Auckland	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$20539

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182