Auckland vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	32	66
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.53M

The cost of living in Auckland is 117% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1924th and 6005th ($1968 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 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 161st and 6049th 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	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$5682

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618