Auckland vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2727
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$722
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$386
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$1887
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	32	95
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.46M

The cost of living in Auckland is 77% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 2124th and 4942nd ($1961 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 70th 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 1.7 months in Kyoto. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Kyoto ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 170th and 947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Kyoto

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	Auckland	Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$8.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$3787
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$2415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$81.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$57.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$48.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$5215

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$989
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$994
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1002
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1005
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1015
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$999
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1008
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$957
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$964
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1001
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1081
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$966
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1037
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$988
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$974
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1016
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$981
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1133
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$974
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1061
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1099
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1277
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1060
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$997
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$980
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1043
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$968
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1055