Auckland vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$1614
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	74
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	1.47M	4.43M

The cost of living in Auckland is 81% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2124th and 5031st ($1961 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in New Zealand and South Africa, respectively. Check New Zealand vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 170th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Johannesburg

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	Auckland	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$5503

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915