Auckland vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1514
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$2239
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$740
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.6M

The cost of living in Auckland is 17% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 1604th and 742nd ($2156 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 648th in New Zealand and the United States, respectively. Check New Zealand vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 240th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Philadelphia

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	Auckland	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$17603

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801