Auckland vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$4470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	54
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	1.47M	525K

The cost of living in Auckland is 17% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1357th and 501st ($2205 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 443rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 150th and 281st 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	$14.3	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$30262

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851