Auckland vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	32	7
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	1.47M	77.6K

The cost of living in Auckland is 93% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 2124th and 5469th ($1961 vs $1014) 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 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 170th and 6129th 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	$12.6	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$14328

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866