Auckland vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$5641
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$1547
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$2678
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$3278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	78
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	1.47M	662K

The cost of living in Auckland is 20% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2124th and 931st ($1961 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in New Zealand and Canada, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 170th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Vancouver

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	Auckland	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$19787

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2412
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2325
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2297
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1952
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2079
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2414
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2644
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1812
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2603
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2649
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2669
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2723
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2203
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2730
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2674
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2907
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3269
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3162
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3313
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2812