Auckland vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$4771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	99
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	1.47M	3.9M

The cost of living in Auckland is 38% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1924th and 80th ($1968 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 161st and 58th 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	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$28838

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919