Auckland vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	50
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.02M

The cost of living in Auckland is 6% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2124th and 1744th ($1961 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th in New Zealand and Canada, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 170th and 129th 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	$12.6	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$15527

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822