Auckland vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$5746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	97
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	1.47M	441K

The cost of living in Auckland is 30% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1357th and 91st ($2205 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 73rd 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 Oakland. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 150th and 38th 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	$14.3	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$27655

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288