Auckland vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$1263
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	32	7
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	1.47M	133K

The cost of living in Auckland is 51% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1924th and 4205th ($1968 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1 months in Male. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 161st and 4917th 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	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$3201

Cost of living in other countries

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360