Auckland vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$7791
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$2034
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$3588
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$877
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$5482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	97
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	1.47M	441K

The cost of living in Auckland is 40% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 2124th and 90th ($1961 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 70th 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 1.7 months in Oakland. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 170th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Oakland

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	Auckland	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$18326

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359