Auckland vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$4820
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1219
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$2088
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$518
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$2681
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	32	98
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	1.47M	3.51M

The cost of living in Auckland is 3% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1604th and 1805th ($2156 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in New Zealand and Spain, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 240th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Madrid

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	Auckland	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$4.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1000
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$2540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$1720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$8795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$4558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$71
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$702
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$14237

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797