Auckland vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	99
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.11M

The cost of living in Auckland is 13% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1604th and 916th ($2156 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and France, respectively. Check New Zealand vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 240th and 14th 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	$13.5	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544