Auckland vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$1141
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$310
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$32.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$216
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	55
😀 Quality of life	89	47
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.11M

The cost of living in Auckland is 363% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 1745th and 8852nd ($2100 vs $453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 44th in New Zealand and Indonesia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Medan ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 242nd and 6943rd 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	$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$3.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	9.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$6.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$47.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$7769

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$449
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$439
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$555
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$762
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$720
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$677
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$527
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$743
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$616
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$741
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$545
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$610
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$617
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$488
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$707
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$759
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1010
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$784
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$836
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$576
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550