Auckland vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$5858
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1560
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$2701
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$618
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$4433
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	32	78
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	1.47M	689K

The cost of living in Auckland is 13% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1604th and 924th ($2156 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 798th 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 77th in the United States, while ranked 240th and 281st 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	$13.5	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$7.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$3027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$4118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$2822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$3.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$9.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$1416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$30241

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581