Auckland vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$2066
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	32	70
😀 Quality of life	91	75
🏙️ Population	1.47M	518K

The cost of living in Auckland is 86% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 2124th and 5190th ($1961 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 187th 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 months in Utsunomiya. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Utsunomiya ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 170th and 2064th 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	$12.6	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$14928

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004