Auckland vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$5942
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$4436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	32	78
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	1.47M	689K

The cost of living in Auckland is 22% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 2124th and 832nd ($1961 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 741st 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 1.8 months in Nashville. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 170th and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Nashville

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	Auckland	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$30339

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508