Auckland vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$6311
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1782
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$3096
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$654
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$4305
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	94
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	1.47M	467K

The cost of living in Auckland is 21% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1604th and 524th ($2156 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 453rd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 240th and 992nd 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	$13.5	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$22757

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059