Auckland vs Bijie - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Bijie
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$363
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$963
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	32	7
😀 Quality of life	89	47
🏙️ Population	1.47M	6.9M

The cost of living in Auckland is 265% more expensive than in Bijie. Cities ranked 1604th and 8026th ($2156 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 255th 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 1.6 months in Bijie. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Bijie ranked 221st in China, while ranked 240th and 7037th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Bijie

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	Auckland	Bijie
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$41.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$69.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$18360

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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 Bijie

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi	Liupanshui	$580
125 km or 77 mi	Renhuai	$566
134 km or 83 mi	Anshun	$580
155 km or 97 mi	Zhaotong	$603
162 km or 101 mi	Guiyang	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Zunyi	$578
174 km or 108 mi	Yibin	$599
177 km or 110 mi	Luzhou	$600
227 km or 141 mi	Longchang	$612
233 km or 145 mi	Zigong	$607
248 km or 154 mi	Qujing	$615
249 km or 155 mi	Xingyi	$574
249 km or 155 mi	Duyun	$563
255 km or 158 mi	Neijiang	$679
277 km or 172 mi	Chongqing	$601
295 km or 183 mi	Leshan	$595
304 km or 189 mi	Xichang	$596
310 km or 193 mi	Emeishan	$581
320 km or 199 mi	Ziyang	$628
337 km or 210 mi	Meishan	$629
351 km or 218 mi	Jianyang	$621
358 km or 222 mi	Suining	$595
360 km or 223 mi	Kunming	$625
363 km or 225 mi	Panzhihua	$591
372 km or 231 mi	Huaying	$581
373 km or 232 mi	Ya'an	$598
376 km or 233 mi	Guang'an	$608
388 km or 241 mi	Tongren	$588
389 km or 242 mi	Qionglai	$611
392 km or 244 mi	Chengdu	$666
396 km or 246 mi	Nanchong	$572
397 km or 247 mi	Shehong	$576
401 km or 249 mi	Baise	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Chongzhou	$625
403 km or 250 mi	Hechi	$584
420 km or 261 mi	Guanghan	$600
428 km or 266 mi	Yuxi	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Pengzhou	$617
434 km or 270 mi	Deyang	$588
439 km or 273 mi	Shifang	$584