Auckland vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$2293
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$5392
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$2389
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$688
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$4087
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	32	68
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	1.47M	504K

The cost of living in Auckland is 8% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 1745th and 1311th ($2100 vs $2293) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1104th 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 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 1.8 months in Mesa. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Mesa ranked 93rd in the United States, while ranked 242nd and 304th 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	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$5.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$1336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$2471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$78.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$2959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$3476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$6.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$1190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$15526

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2378
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2463
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2367
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2423
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1974
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2366
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2243
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2343
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2296
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2346
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2454
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2318
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2321
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1933
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2153
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$771
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2818
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1767
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1865
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1924
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$876
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1835
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2817
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$994