Auckland vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1638
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$363
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$1009
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	32	90
😀 Quality of life	89	72
🏙️ Population	1.47M	10M

The cost of living in Auckland is 249% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1604th and 7792nd ($2156 vs $617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 167th 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 Changsha. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Changsha ranked 16th in China, while ranked 240th and 3307th 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	$13.5	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$2339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$3257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$3.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$87.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$8507

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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 Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$511
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$583
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$584
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$564
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$602
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$584
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$605
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$567
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$603
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$609
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$498
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$563
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$601
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$599
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$529
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$588
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$596
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$634
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$630
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$638
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$615
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$610
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$568
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$730
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$552
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$624
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$651
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$539
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$653
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$682
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$645
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$599
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$657
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$602
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$562