Auckland vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$805
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	32	8
😀 Quality of life	89	64
🏙️ Population	1.47M	133K

The cost of living in Auckland is 64% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1604th and 4552nd ($2156 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in New Zealand and Maldives, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.7 months in Male. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 240th and 5347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Male

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	Auckland	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$3300

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327