Auckland vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$4175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	32	74
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	1.47M	459K

The cost of living in Auckland is 10% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1604th and 1097th ($2156 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 940th 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 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 240th and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Virginia Beach

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	Auckland	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$15986

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763