Auckland vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4687
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$1218
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$1887
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$234
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3173
$1086
😷 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 238% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 1745th and 7795th ($2100 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 196th 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 1.7 months in Changsha. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 242nd and 2894th 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
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1140
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1054
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1609
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.45%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7981
$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5409
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$124
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.11
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.6
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1100
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17894
$9728

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554