Auckland vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2610
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$839
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$2014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	1.47M	594K

The cost of living in Auckland is 105% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1604th and 5298th ($2156 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 243rd in New Zealand and Japan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Kawaguchi ranked 37th in Japan, while ranked 240th and 939th 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	$13.5	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$18
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$15104

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1013
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1155
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1005
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1102
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1154
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1116
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1115