Auckland vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$299
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$166
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	71
😀 Quality of life	89	52
🏙️ Population	1.47M	11.1M

The cost of living in Auckland is 367% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 1745th and 8860th ($2100 vs $450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in New Zealand and Pakistan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Lahore ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 242nd and 6510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Lahore

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	Auckland	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$3.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$83.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	14.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$3.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$4.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$0.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$8.97
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$40.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$1609

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$397
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$332
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$309
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$382
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$313
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$335
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$340
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$346
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$339
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$359
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$393
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$286
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$371
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$391
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$379
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$391
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$280
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$306
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$350
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$334
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$379
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$496
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$401
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$252
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$344
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$371
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$253
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$256
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$440
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$270
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$394
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$239
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$373
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$395
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$321