Auckland vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$3071
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$596
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$1354
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$1802
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	100
😀 Quality of life	90	77
🏙️ Population	1.47M	21.9M

The cost of living in Auckland is 107% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 1357th and 5141st ($2205 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.7 months in Beijing. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 150th and 763rd 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	$14.3	$4.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$14636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$7425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$61.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$8.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$23714

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869