Auckland vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$4463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	69
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	1.47M	385K

The cost of living in Auckland is 18% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1745th and 777th ($2100 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 683rd 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 1.7 months in Tampa. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Tampa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 242nd and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Tampa

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	Auckland	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$19356

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260