Auckland vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$4112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	32	81
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.43M

The cost of living in Auckland is 1% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1745th and 1833rd ($2100 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1452nd 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 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 242nd and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs San Antonio

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	Auckland	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$19123

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093