Auckland vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$596
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$711
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	89	73
🏙️ Population	1.47M	21.9M

The cost of living in Auckland is 107% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 1604th and 5341st ($2156 vs $1044) 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 0.7 months in Beijing. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 240th and 2718th 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	$13.5	$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$12544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$6280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$4.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$25165

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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 Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748