Auckland vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2205
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5084
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1242
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$2127
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$570
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$257
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3546
$738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
32
69
😀 Quality of life
90
69
🏙️ Population
1.47M
10.5M

The cost of living in Auckland is 225% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1357th and 7055th ($2205 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 150th and 3115th 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
$14.3
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.6
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.73
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1212
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1074
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2370
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1834
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.3
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.9
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8724
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7526
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.73
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$134
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.18
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.72
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.9
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$963
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15290
$21927

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Cities near Auckland

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Waitakere
$1848
17 km or 11 mi Manukau
$1939
28 km or 18 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1861
40 km or 25 mi Pukekohe
$1634
113 km or 70 mi Hamilton
$1671
132 km or 82 mi Whangarei
$1531
154 km or 96 mi Tauranga
$1791
193 km or 120 mi Rotorua
$1274
234 km or 146 mi Taupo
$1569
253 km or 157 mi New Plymouth
$1447
344 km or 214 mi Whanganui
$1573
347 km or 216 mi Napier
$1403
348 km or 217 mi Gisborne
$1654
359 km or 223 mi Hastings
$1205
396 km or 246 mi Palmerston North
$1318
453 km or 281 mi Paraparaumu
$1729
464 km or 288 mi Masterton
$1334
476 km or 296 mi Porirua
$1844
477 km or 296 mi Upper Hutt
$1784
486 km or 302 mi Lower Hutt
$1866
494 km or 307 mi Wellington
$2235
512 km or 318 mi Nelson
$1640
524 km or 326 mi Blenheim
$1406
765 km or 475 mi Christchurch
$1981
891 km or 553 mi Timaru
$1879
995 km or 618 mi Wanaka
$1916
1044 km or 649 mi Queenstown
$1928
1064 km or 661 mi Dunedin
$1463
1190 km or 740 mi Invercargill
$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi Noumea
$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi Dumbea
$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi Paita
$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi Mua
$961
1997 km or 1241 mi Nukualofa
$963
2097 km or 1303 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi Suva
$921
2120 km or 1317 mi Nasinu
$898
2129 km or 1323 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi Nadi
$901
2140 km or 1330 mi Newcastle
$1833

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623