Auckland vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$262
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	53
😀 Quality of life	90	44
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.11M

The cost of living in Auckland is 309% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1924th and 8745th ($1968 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th in New Zealand and Indonesia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 161st and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Medan

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	Auckland	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$10763

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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 Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501