Auckland vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	99
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	1.47M	3.9M

The cost of living in Auckland is 39% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1745th and 62nd ($2100 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 242nd and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Los Angeles

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	Auckland	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000