Cost of living comparison

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Auckland vs. Seoul Cost of Living Summary

Auckland is 60.0% more expensive than Seoul.

Restaurants: pay 82.5% more in Auckland
Groceries: pay 22.6% less in Auckland
Transportation: pay 65.2% more in Auckland
Housing: pay 66.7% more in Auckland
Childcare: pay 53.4% more in Auckland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Auckland
Clothing: pay 25.5% more in Auckland

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, childcare, and clothing in Auckland are more expensive than in Seoul. Notably, entertainment and sports and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Auckland.

Auckland vs. Seoul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Auckland instead of Seoul, you would:

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pay 82.5% more for restaurants

	Seoul	Auckland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.49 ₩12,530	$14.42 NZ$25.06	+69.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.30 ₩9,293	$9.23 NZ$16.04	+46.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 ₩2,418	$2.17 NZ$3.76	+32.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ₩1,152	$2.20 NZ$3.81	+181.2%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 22.6% less for groceries

	Seoul	Auckland
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 ₩4,778	$2.04 NZ$3.54	-37.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.79 ₩10,024	$4.18 NZ$7.25	-38.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.85 ₩11,581	$6.83 NZ$11.86	-13.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 ₩4,327	$6.46 NZ$11.22	+120.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.67 ₩6,889	$4.18 NZ$7.25	-10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.45 ₩5,085	$1.23 NZ$2.14	-64.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.52 ₩2,249	$0.94 NZ$1.64	-38.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.35 ₩3,470	$1.38 NZ$2.40	-41.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.77 ₩4,091	$2.04 NZ$3.55	-26.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 ₩2,390	$0.81 NZ$1.40	-50.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 ₩1,914	$0.65 NZ$1.14	-49.6%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 65.2% more for transportation

	Seoul	Auckland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 ₩6,538	$5.96 NZ$10.36	+34.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.99 ₩67,872	$125.42 NZ$217.90	+172.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,072.36 ₩37,000,789	$27,115.94 NZ$47,109.01	+8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.50 ₩15,496	$15.27 NZ$26.52	+45.4%
Average			+65.2%

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pay 66.7% more for housing

	Seoul	Auckland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.56 ₩30,336	$48.52 NZ$84.30	+136.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$925.55 ₩1,365,897	$1,258.91 NZ$2,187.12	+36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$559.33 ₩825,436	$1,096.07 NZ$1,904.22	+96.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.88 ₩175,441	$117.26 NZ$203.72	-1.4%
Average			+66.7%

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pay 53.4% more for childcare

	Seoul	Auckland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$360.15 ₩531,492	$878.54 NZ$1,526.31	+143.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,667.04 ₩31,975,346	$13,628.85 NZ$23,677.65	-37.1%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Seoul	Auckland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ₩5,221	$6.92 NZ$12.03	+95.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 ₩5,457	$3.39 NZ$5.90	-8.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,699	$24.23 NZ$42.10	+661.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.34 ₩83,138	$38.35 NZ$66.62	-31.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 ₩15,663	$13.85 NZ$24.06	+30.5%
Average			+149.4%

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pay 25.5% more for clothing

	Seoul	Auckland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.77 ₩73,441	$67.87 NZ$117.91	+36.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.49 ₩58,279	$46.78 NZ$81.26	+18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.94 ₩110,597	$95.31 NZ$165.59	+27.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.06 ₩146,186	$118.80 NZ$206.40	+19.9%
Average			+25.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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