Auckland vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$4066
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1595
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$2512
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	46
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	1.47M	750K

The cost of living in Auckland is 11% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 1924th and 2455th ($1968 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 78th in New Zealand and Canada, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 161st and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Winnipeg

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	Auckland	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$1408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$3061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$2813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$11629

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1296
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1871
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1666
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1787
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2105
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1701
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1813
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2175
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1759
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1698
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2028
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1423
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1540
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2390
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2435
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2682
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2401
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1656
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2557
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2331
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2280
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2281
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2255
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2275
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2264
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2308
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2157
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2699