Auckland vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$1882
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$752
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	32	69
😀 Quality of life	91	72
🏙️ Population	1.47M	10.5M

The cost of living in Auckland is 196% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2124th and 7341st ($1961 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 78th 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 20th in China, while ranked 170th and 3389th 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	$12.6	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$1.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$30
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$21416

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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 Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598