Auckland vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$2513
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	32	73
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.85M

The cost of living in Auckland is 175% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 1357th and 6428th ($2205 vs $801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in New Zealand and the Philippines, respectively. Check New Zealand vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 150th and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Manila

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	Auckland	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$1612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$3727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$2799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$14739

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$453
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$705
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$820
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$564
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$650
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$717
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$633
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$602
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$641
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$558
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$579
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$562
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$677
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$551
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$421
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$507
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$554
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$442