Auckland vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$1695
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$180
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$914
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	32	87
😀 Quality of life	91	74
🏙️ Population	1.47M	32.1M

The cost of living in Auckland is 250% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 2124th and 8185th ($1961 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 322nd 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 Chongqing. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Chongqing ranked 7th in China, while ranked 170th and 2237th 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	$12.6	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$23821

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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 Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537