Auckland vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1179
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$299
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$230
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	55
😀 Quality of life	89	48
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.11M

The cost of living in Auckland is 367% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1604th and 8850th ($2156 vs $461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 48th in New Zealand and Indonesia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 240th and 6907th 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	$13.5	$1.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$1205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$8.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$2.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$9091

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$458
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$451
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$572
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$792
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$740
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$696
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$551
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$762
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$750
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$564
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$627
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$628
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$678
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$513
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$622
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$736
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$788
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1059
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$808
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$891
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$588
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572