Auckland vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$4753
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$2062
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$3815
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	33
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	1.47M	543K

The cost of living in Auckland is 12% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1099th and 1697th ($2279 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1492nd 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 1.9 months in Tucson. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Tucson ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 119th and 441st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Tucson

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	Auckland	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$15695

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2105
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2043
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$874
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2414
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2427
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2392
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2425
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2381
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2390
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2485
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2428
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$2339
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2405
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2379
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2315
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$865
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2347
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2275
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$914
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1828
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1941
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2692
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2066