Auckland vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$4181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	32	94
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.14M

The cost of living in Auckland is 12% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1604th and 978th ($2156 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in New Zealand and Australia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 240th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Perth

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	Auckland	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894