Auckland vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$4510
😷 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 14% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1745th and 982nd ($2100 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 843rd 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 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 242nd and 252nd 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	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$30286

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595