Auckland vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$4933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ 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 18% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1357th and 464th ($2205 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 406th 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 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 150th and 769th 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	$14.3	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$21877

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614