Auckland vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	32	7
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	1.47M	77.6K

The cost of living in Auckland is 124% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1357th and 5798th ($2205 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in New Zealand and Thailand, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 150th and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Phuket

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	Auckland	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$13132

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892