Auckland vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$2769
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$500
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$981
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$2205
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	1.47M	593K

The cost of living in Auckland is 117% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1099th and 4965th ($2279 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd in New Zealand and Japan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Kawaguchi ranked 19th in Japan, while ranked 119th and 446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Kawaguchi

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	Auckland	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	1.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$5296
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$3256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$5.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$13821

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$988
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1071
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1063
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1045
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1133
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1052
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1041
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1009
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1556
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1053
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1051
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1057
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1143
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1068
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1105
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1036
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1052
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1058
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1063
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1035
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1069
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1136
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1043
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1099
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1067
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1078