Auckland vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$2197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	91
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.75M

The cost of living in Auckland is 4% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1604th and 1819th ($2156 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in New Zealand and Italy, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 240th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Rome

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	Auckland	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358