Auckland vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$5993
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$3159
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$5087
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	94
😀 Quality of life	90	77
🏙️ Population	1.47M	467K

The cost of living in Auckland is 14% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1099th and 440th ($2279 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 394th in New Zealand and the United States, respectively. Check New Zealand vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 1.9 months in Long Beach. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Long Beach ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 119th and 720th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Long Beach

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	Auckland	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$6.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$18490

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652