Auckland vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$2019
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$459
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$847
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	32	67
😀 Quality of life	89	71
🏙️ Population	1.47M	10.5M

The cost of living in Auckland is 203% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1745th and 7308th ($2100 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 67th in New Zealand and China, respectively. Check New Zealand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 242nd and 3241st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Dongguan

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	Auckland	Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$25442

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$785
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$995
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$627
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$638
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$873
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$678
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2396
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1734
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$801
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$777
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$858
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$954
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$793
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$908
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$766
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$600
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$828
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$778
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$473
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$682
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$474
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$612
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$739
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$802
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$797
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$758
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$751
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$705
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$714
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$528
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$648
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$602
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$601
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$620