Auckland vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	49
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.02M

The cost of living in Auckland is 1% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1745th and 1688th ($2100 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd in New Zealand and Canada, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 242nd and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Ottawa

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	Auckland	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875