Auckland vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$1761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	73
😀 Quality of life	89	65
🏙️ Population	1.47M	4.8M

The cost of living in Auckland is 84% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 1604th and 4839th ($2156 vs $1171) 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 240th and 5190th 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	$13.5	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$5808

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950