Auckland vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$1727
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$504
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$796
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	32	95
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	1.47M	10M

The cost of living in Auckland is 241% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1924th and 7932nd ($1968 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 335th in New Zealand and China, respectively. Check New Zealand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1.4 months in Changsha. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Changsha ranked 21st in China, while ranked 161st and 3100th 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	$13	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$5493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$8619

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558