Auckland vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$2686
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$946
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$2275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	91
😀 Quality of life	90	96
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.52M

The cost of living in Auckland is 112% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 1099th and 4822nd ($2279 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th 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 Kobe. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 119th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Kobe

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	Auckland	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$9012

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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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1006
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1060
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$993
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1006
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1005
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$995
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$977
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$972
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$996
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1006
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1116
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1000
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$997
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$997
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1103
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1012
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$995
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1284
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1012
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$994
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$994
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$990
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1105
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$995
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1024
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1048
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$997
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$998
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$995
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$993
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1015