Auckland vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$1018
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	32	7
😀 Quality of life	90	61
🏙️ Population	1.47M	133K

The cost of living in Auckland is 70% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1357th and 4342nd ($2205 vs $1295) 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 0.8 months in Male. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 150th and 5145th 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	$14.3	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$3.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$3225

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352