Auckland vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$2298
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$5364
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$2408
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$677
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$86
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$3995
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	32	68
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	1.47M	504K

The cost of living in Auckland is 6% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 1604th and 1283rd ($2156 vs $2298) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1085th in New Zealand and the United States, respectively. Check New Zealand vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.7 months in Mesa. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Mesa ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 240th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Mesa

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	Auckland	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1074
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$2515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$1978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$4.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$1191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$15548

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2357
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1961
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2345
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2227
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2359
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2338
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2312
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2444
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2324
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2316
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1930
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2110
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$776
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2798
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1764
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1842
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1919
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$890
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1838
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2777
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1004