Auckland vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$3241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$7578
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$3537
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$870
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$4156
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	58
😀 Quality of life	89	85
🏙️ Population	1.47M	351K

The cost of living in Auckland is 33% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 1604th and 117th ($2156 vs $3241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 83rd 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 139th in the United States, while ranked 240th and 438th 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	$13.5	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$7.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1695
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$4086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$3027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$8726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$7721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$86.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$5.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$6.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$7.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$6.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$2.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$4.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$4.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$1887
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$23744

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254