Auckland vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	49
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.02M

The cost of living in Auckland is 1% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1604th and 1668th ($2156 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 240th and 123rd 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	$13.5	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$17337

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891