Auckland vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2645
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$589
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$1040
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$98
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$658
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	91	73
🏙️ Population	1.47M	21.9M

The cost of living in Auckland is 91% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 2124th and 5355th ($1961 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in New Zealand and China, respectively. Check New Zealand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.6 months in Beijing. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 170th and 2546th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Beijing

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	Auckland	Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$14720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$6180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$59.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$22823

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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 Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741