Auckland vs Namyangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Namyangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$1129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$3041
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$468
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$470
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$2100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	32	98
😀 Quality of life	90	72
🏙️ Population	1.47M	732K

The cost of living in Auckland is 74% more expensive than in Namyangju. Cities ranked 1924th and 4700th ($1968 vs $1129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in New Zealand and South Korea, respectively. Check New Zealand vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1.9 months in Namyangju. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Namyangju ranked 17th in South Korea, while ranked 161st and 1698th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Namyangju

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	Auckland	Namyangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$3.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$728
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$10073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$5711
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$8.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$5.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$60.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$8.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$79.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$19084

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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 Namyangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.9 mi	Guri	$1122
11 km or 6.7 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Seoul	$1334
20 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
22 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1400
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1165
26 km or 16 mi	Siheung	$1283
29 km or 18 mi	Pocheon	$1040
30 km or 19 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Goyang	$1171
33 km or 21 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
35 km or 22 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
37 km or 23 mi	Anyang	$1022
38 km or 24 mi	Gunpo	$1098
39 km or 24 mi	Uiwang	$1063
41 km or 25 mi	Bucheon	$1163
41 km or 26 mi	Paju	$1075
43 km or 27 mi	Suwon	$1022
44 km or 27 mi	Gimpo	$1099
45 km or 28 mi	Yongin	$1127
45 km or 28 mi	Icheon	$1020
49 km or 31 mi	Ansan	$1070
53 km or 33 mi	Chuncheon	$865
53 km or 33 mi	Yeoju	$1026
53 km or 33 mi	Incheon	$1092
56 km or 35 mi	Osan	$1042
63 km or 39 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
69 km or 43 mi	Kaesong	$1565
70 km or 44 mi	Anseong	$1026
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1074
72 km or 45 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
92 km or 57 mi	Cheonan	$1151
97 km or 61 mi	Dangjin	$1033
98 km or 61 mi	Chungju	$900
104 km or 65 mi	Jecheon	$1016
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
117 km or 72 mi	Seosan	$1036
128 km or 80 mi	Sejong	$1019
132 km or 82 mi	Gongju	$1038