Auckland vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	32	8
😀 Quality of life	89	56
🏙️ Population	1.47M	77.6K

The cost of living in Auckland is 104% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1604th and 5233rd ($2156 vs $1059) 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 240th and 6325th 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	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$16566

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981