Auckland vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$1647
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	94
😀 Quality of life	91	75
🏙️ Population	1.47M	20.9M

The cost of living in Auckland is 209% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 2124th and 7530th ($1961 vs $635) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 114th 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 1.4 months in Chengdu. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 170th and 1800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Chengdu

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	Auckland	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$574
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$3973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$2045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$11647

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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 Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560