Auckland vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$3821
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	56
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	1.47M	950K

The cost of living in Auckland is 3% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 1604th and 1439th ($2156 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1197th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 240th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Jacksonville

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	Auckland	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$11934

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860