Auckland vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$6548
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1798
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$3108
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$723
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$4529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	54
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	1.47M	525K

The cost of living in Auckland is 24% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1604th and 346th ($2156 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 285th in New Zealand and the United States, respectively. Check New Zealand vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 240th and 376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Sacramento

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	Auckland	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$23546

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859