Auckland vs Cheonan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Cheonan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$1151
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$2853
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$571
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1022
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$391
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$1680
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	32	64
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	1.47M	657K

The cost of living in Auckland is 71% more expensive than in Cheonan. Cities ranked 1924th and 4632nd ($1968 vs $1151) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in New Zealand and South Korea, respectively. Check New Zealand vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1.5 months in Cheonan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Cheonan ranked 49th in South Korea, while ranked 161st and 4346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Cheonan

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	Auckland	Cheonan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$443
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$844
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$82.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$9.29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$3422
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$5174
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$9.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$7.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$6.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$6.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$13537

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Cheonan

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
25 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$1026
35 km or 22 mi	Cheongju	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sejong	$1019
38 km or 24 mi	Osan	$1042
39 km or 24 mi	Gongju	$1038
48 km or 30 mi	Dangjin	$1033
48 km or 30 mi	Yongin	$1127
55 km or 34 mi	Daejeon	$992
55 km or 34 mi	Suwon	$1022
55 km or 34 mi	Asan	$1038
56 km or 35 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
59 km or 36 mi	Icheon	$1020
60 km or 37 mi	Gyeryong	$977
62 km or 39 mi	Uiwang	$1063
62 km or 39 mi	Seosan	$1036
65 km or 40 mi	Ansan	$1070
65 km or 40 mi	Gunpo	$1098
67 km or 42 mi	Nonsan	$1019
68 km or 42 mi	Gwangju	$1165
68 km or 42 mi	Siheung	$1283
68 km or 42 mi	Anyang	$1022
69 km or 43 mi	Yeoju	$1026
70 km or 44 mi	Seongnam	$1400
71 km or 44 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
71 km or 44 mi	Boryeong	$1063
72 km or 45 mi	Chungju	$900
79 km or 49 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
82 km or 51 mi	Hanam	$1161
84 km or 52 mi	Bucheon	$1163
86 km or 53 mi	Incheon	$1092
87 km or 54 mi	Seoul	$1334
88 km or 54 mi	Guri	$1122
91 km or 56 mi	Wonju	$1074
92 km or 57 mi	Namyangju	$1129
96 km or 60 mi	Mungyeong	$979
98 km or 61 mi	Iksan	$959
99 km or 61 mi	Goyang	$1171
99 km or 61 mi	Gimpo	$1099
100 km or 62 mi	Sangju	$1000