Auckland vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$2386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$5446
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1474
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$2456
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$4014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	56
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	1.47M	950K

The cost of living in Auckland is 8% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 1357th and 943rd ($2205 vs $2386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 837th 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 73rd in the United States, while ranked 150th and 271st 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	$14.3	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$1446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$2652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$2118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$4741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$60.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$7.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$1421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$10904

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2257
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2244
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2123
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2163
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2110
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1929
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2094
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2151
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2108
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2306
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2254
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2451
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2369
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2302
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2382
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2099
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2198
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2279
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2353
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2408
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2397
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2364
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2457
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2406
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2328
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2231
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2594
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2071
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2228
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2289
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2595
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2609
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1872