Auckland vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	99
😀 Quality of life	89	100
🏙️ Population	1.47M	5.45M

The cost of living in Auckland is 26% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1745th and 370th ($2100 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and Australia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 242nd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Sydney

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	Auckland	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863