Auckland vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$186
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$296
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$223
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	55
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.11M

The cost of living in Auckland is 321% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 2124th and 8825th ($1961 vs $466) 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 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 170th and 5663rd 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	$12.6	$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$10637

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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 Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$460
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$449
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$552
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$754
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$701
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$554
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$704
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$592
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$681
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$509
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$584
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$643
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$519
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$592
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$689
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$771
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1014
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$773
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$854
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$552
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534