Auckland vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$3397
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1197
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$2537
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	99
😀 Quality of life	90	81
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.54M

The cost of living in Auckland is 58% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 1924th and 4340th ($1968 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in New Zealand and Japan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 2 months in Kawasaki. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 161st and 497th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Kawasaki

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	Auckland	Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$15204

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1335
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1607
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1084
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1099
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1089
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1136
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1012
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1065
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$960
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1122
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$1023
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1103
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1077
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1045
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1098
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1124
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$948
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1231
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1116