Auckland vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$3902
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	90	100
🏙️ Population	1.47M	5.03M

The cost of living in Auckland is 10% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1924th and 1365th ($1968 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in New Zealand and Australia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 161st and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Melbourne

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	Auckland	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963