Auckland vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$7799
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$2094
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$3648
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$836
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$5290
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	97
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	1.47M	441K

The cost of living in Auckland is 36% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1745th and 95th ($2100 vs $3273) 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 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 1.6 months in Oakland. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Oakland ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 242nd and 70th 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	$13	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$3291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$179
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$20453

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357