Auckland vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$5860
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1697
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$2823
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$3361
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	78
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	1.47M	662K

The cost of living in Auckland is 17% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1357th and 512th ($2205 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 5th in Canada, while ranked 150th and 100th 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	$14.3	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$65
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$16245

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2589
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2330
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2417
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1983
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2278
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2469
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2609
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1913
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2576
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2569
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2821
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3091
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2263
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2866
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2784
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2901
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2491
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3229
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2908
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3179
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2743