Auckland vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$512
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	32	8
😀 Quality of life	89	55
🏙️ Population	1.47M	77.6K

The cost of living in Auckland is 108% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1745th and 5497th ($2100 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and Thailand, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 242nd and 6330th 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	$13	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$13979

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992