Auckland vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$4507
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	32	90
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.51M

The cost of living in Auckland is 14% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1604th and 889th ($2156 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and Germany, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 240th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Munich

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	Auckland	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$16629

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748