Auckland vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$3155
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	32	99
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.15M

The cost of living in Auckland is 2% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1099th and 1216th ($2279 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in New Zealand and France, respectively. Check New Zealand vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 119th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Paris

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	Auckland	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$16502

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381