Auckland vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$1531
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$372
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$937
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	32	63
😀 Quality of life	89	56
🏙️ Population	1.47M	9.07M

The cost of living in Auckland is 246% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 1745th and 7925th ($2100 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 235th in New Zealand and China, respectively. Check New Zealand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Changchun ranked 59th in China, while ranked 242nd and 6274th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Changchun

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	Auckland	Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$1771
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$2826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$7.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$4.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$34.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$293
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$8890

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$603
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$559
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$575
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$551
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$550
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$640
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$604
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$549
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$554
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$569
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$610
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$629
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$549
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$713
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$579
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$555
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$674
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$499
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$573
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$564
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$629
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$599
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$532
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$612
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$653
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$567
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$662
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$474
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$537
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$529
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$712
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$519
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$549
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$572
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$594