Auckland vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$2810
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$579
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$997
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$535
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	32	65
😀 Quality of life	89	64
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.53M

The cost of living in Auckland is 81% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1745th and 4852nd ($2100 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in New Zealand and Colombia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 242nd and 5346th 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	$13	$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	10.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$2880
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$1250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$58.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$6.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$71.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$8196

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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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$1012
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$737
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$862
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$769
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$749
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$749
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$537
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$816
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$858
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$559
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$958
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$1106
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$563
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$680
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$733
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$1045
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$795
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$630
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$856
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$788
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$593
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$850
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$765
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$586
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$727
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$740
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$606
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$674
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$678
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$685
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$678
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$631
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$687