Auckland vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$2583
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$2514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	32	69
😀 Quality of life	90	73
🏙️ Population	1.47M	518K

The cost of living in Auckland is 110% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 1357th and 5301st ($2205 vs $1048) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 409th in New Zealand and Japan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Utsunomiya ranked 191st in Japan, while ranked 150th and 1569th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Utsunomiya

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	Auckland	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$4934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$65
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$15287

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1029
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1019
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1036
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1045
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1043
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1056
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1105
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1105
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1036
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1026
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1066
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1188
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1105
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1067
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1067
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1145
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1085
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1319
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1245
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1040
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1046
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1059
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1082
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1036