Auckland vs Matsuyama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Matsuyama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$697
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$386
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$1856
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	52
😀 Quality of life	91	70
🏙️ Population	1.47M	507K

The cost of living in Auckland is 92% more expensive than in Matsuyama. Cities ranked 2124th and 5428th ($1961 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 349th in New Zealand and Japan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.8 months in Matsuyama. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Matsuyama ranked 550th in Japan, while ranked 170th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Matsuyama

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	Auckland	Matsuyama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$90.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	1.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$3574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$9.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$9695

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Matsuyama

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Masaki	$951
9.7 km or 6 mi	Tobe	$958
10 km or 6.4 mi	Iyo	$955
11 km or 6.7 mi	Toon	$961
34 km or 21 mi	Imabari	$961
39 km or 25 mi	Saijo	$978
42 km or 26 mi	Ozu	$958
50 km or 31 mi	Kure	$913
50 km or 31 mi	Niihama	$984
52 km or 32 mi	Yawatahama	$952
53 km or 33 mi	Etajima	$904
57 km or 36 mi	Seiyo	$952
58 km or 36 mi	Takehara	$934
58 km or 36 mi	Kumano	$877
63 km or 39 mi	Iwakuni	$986
63 km or 39 mi	Yanai	$972
64 km or 40 mi	Kaita	$859
65 km or 40 mi	Higashihiroshima	$926
67 km or 42 mi	Otake	$957
68 km or 42 mi	Hiroshima	$883
68 km or 42 mi	Susaki	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Ino	$1025
70 km or 43 mi	Hatsukaichi	$882
70 km or 44 mi	Uwajima	$953
72 km or 44 mi	Tosa	$1024
73 km or 45 mi	Mihara	$939
74 km or 46 mi	Shikokuchuo	$1020
76 km or 47 mi	Onomichi	$954
77 km or 48 mi	Kochi	$1097
77 km or 48 mi	Hikari	$975
85 km or 53 mi	Kudamatsu	$989
86 km or 53 mi	Nankoku	$1050
89 km or 55 mi	Kami	$1060
89 km or 55 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
91 km or 57 mi	Fukuyama	$927
91 km or 57 mi	Konan	$1061
92 km or 57 mi	Shunan	$1005
92 km or 57 mi	Fuchu	$916
93 km or 57 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
93 km or 58 mi	Akitakata	$924