Auckland vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2607
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$888
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	32	65
😀 Quality of life	89	63
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.53M

The cost of living in Auckland is 101% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1604th and 5161st ($2156 vs $1071) 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 1.6 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 240th and 5624th 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	$13.5	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$7264

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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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$915
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$717
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$757
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$789
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$738
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$719
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$777
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$813
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$547
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$919
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$764
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$1062
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$537
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$703
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$1019
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$744
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$614
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$825
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$746
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$575
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$829
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$732
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$572
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$707
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$750
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$592
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$646
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$673
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$687
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$606
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$685