Auckland vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$442
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$957
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	32	88
😀 Quality of life	90	72
🏙️ Population	1.47M	32.1M

The cost of living in Auckland is 211% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 1924th and 7340th ($1968 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th in New Zealand and China, respectively. Check New Zealand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1.5 months in Chongqing. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 161st and 1675th 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	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$26796

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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 Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539