Auckland vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$1571
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$346
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$869
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	32	95
😀 Quality of life	91	72
🏙️ Population	1.47M	10M

The cost of living in Auckland is 231% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 2124th and 7882nd ($1961 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 200th 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 1.5 months in Changsha. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 170th and 3381st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Changsha

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	Auckland	Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$2.81
🥤 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	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$3816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$58.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$85
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$7438

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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 Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$527
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$569
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$571
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$612
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$584
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$595
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$564
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$618
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$572
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$622
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$487
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$547
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$603
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$587
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$511
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$593
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$590
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$625
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$660
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$599
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$596
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$548
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$750
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$534
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$609
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$638
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$526
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$639
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$671
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$571
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$632
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$646
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$598
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$546