Auckland vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1793
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$357
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$1018
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	32	76
😀 Quality of life	89	74
🏙️ Population	1.47M	32.1M

The cost of living in Auckland is 259% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1604th and 7933rd ($2156 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 214th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 240th and 2353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Chongqing

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	Auckland	Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$24477

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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 Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$581
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$608
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$600
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$595
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$679
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$572
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$607
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$576
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$628
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$599
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$612
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$578
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$621
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$564
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$582
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$627
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$629
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$666
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$595
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$600
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$588
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$591
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$584
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$581
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$617
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$580
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$566
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$625
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$611
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$594
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$606
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$588
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556