Auckland vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$3944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	85
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	1.47M	442K

The cost of living in Auckland is 36% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 1924th and 119th ($1968 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th 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 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Miami ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 161st and 140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Miami

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	Auckland	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$23889

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882