Auckland vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	32	66
😀 Quality of life	91	60
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.53M

The cost of living in Auckland is 90% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 2124th and 5342nd ($1961 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in New Zealand and Colombia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 170th and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Medellin

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	Auckland	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$6383

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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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$881
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$678
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$708
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$730
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$679
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$655
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$667
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$506
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$722
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$762
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$515
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$848
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$721
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$976
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$511
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$663
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$960
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$686
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$581
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$782
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$693
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$546
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$759
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$704
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$547
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$667
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$777
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$565
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$620
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$671
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$684
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$673
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$572
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$677