Auckland vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$4153
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	90	99
🏙️ Population	1.47M	8.8M

The cost of living in Auckland is 40% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1924th and 58th ($1968 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check New Zealand vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1.3 months in London. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 161st and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs London

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	Auckland	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009