Auckland vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$4380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	54
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	1.47M	525K

The cost of living in Auckland is 31% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 2124th and 362nd ($1961 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 307th 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 98th in the United States, while ranked 170th and 309th 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	$12.6	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$27489

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850