Auckland vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	52
😀 Quality of life	91	72
🏙️ Population	1.47M	791K

The cost of living in Auckland is 95% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2124th and 5515th ($1961 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 404th in New Zealand and Japan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 170th and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Niigata

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	Auckland	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$14992

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001